Legal Opinion
Matter of Graham v. Nassau & Suffolk Lighting Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1954PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDye, J.
The issue presented by this compensation appeal turns on whether the deceased employee, Edward Graham, met his death in the course of his employment by accident as found by the Workmen’s Compensation Board or by suicide as found by the Appellate Division, Third Department. Causation is a question of fact as to which the decision of the board shall be final (Workmen’s Compensation Law, § 20) and it shall “ be presumed in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary * * * 3. That the injury was not occasioned by the willful intention of the injured employee to bring about the injury or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Claim of Dubinsky v. KofskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
- Claim of Epstein v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
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