Matter of Pestlin v. Haxton Canning Co.

This is an appeal by the Workmen’s Compensation Board from an order of the Appellate Division, Third Department, which reversed, by a closely divided court, a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board (1) aAvarding claimant compensation against the employer and carrier for 100% loss of his right arm and (2) granting similar — or double — compensation to the claimant solely against the employer under the provisions of section 14-a of the Workmen’s Compensation LaAV on the ground that the claimant was a minor illegally employed at the time of the accident in violation of the provisions of…