Geltman v. Reliable Linen & Supply Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

The question for decision is whether the facts as found by the Supreme Court reveal that the employee’s death was due to an accident which arose out of and in the course of his employment within the intendment of R. S. 1937, 34:15-7, et seq. If it be resolved in the affirmative, there was error in matter of law in the dismissal of the petition for compensation interposed on behalf of the dependents.

There was an “accident” in the legislative view. The expression is used in the popular and ordinary sense and has a wide signification. Its…