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Claim of Pestlin v. Haxton Canning Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 7, 1948PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDeyo, J.

Appeals by an employer and its insurance carrier from decisions and awards of the Workmen’s Compensation Board dated May 29,1947, whereby claimant was allowed 100% loss of use of Ms right arm, as the result of accidental injuries sustained October 20, 1945, and double compensation against the employer upon the ground that claimant, a minor, was illegally employed in violation of section 131 of the Labor Law.

The claimant, then sixteen years old, was a day laborer, assisting a neighboring farmer, one Buford Totten, in harvesting a crop of beets. He was operating a tractor which furnished the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Claim of Coleman v. BartholomewAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
  2. Warney v. Board of Education of School District No. 5New York Court of Appeals · 1943
  3. Sweet v. Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 9New York Court of Appeals · 1943
  4. In Re the Claim of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
  5. Claim of Laduke v.MartinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Campos v. Garden City Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1949
  2. Hj Heinz Co., Etc. v. Chavez, Etc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Heider v. StoughtonNebraska Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Claim of Green v. W. O. Nannen & SonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
  5. Great American Indemnity Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953

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