Claim of Balsam v. New York State Division of Employment

An employer and its carrier appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board finding that the *803accident which befell claimant on December 11, 1963 arose out of and in the course of her employment. The facts are undisputed. The employer had authorized a 15-minute midmorning rest period during which employees were permitted to leave its premises for the purpose of going to a neighborhood shop for coffee. On the day of injury claimant, a stenographer, departed from the premises during the coffee break but went directly to a nearby bank for the purpose of cashing a personal cheek. A fall…