Legal Opinion
Matter of Kilgus v. Bd. of Estimate of City of Ny
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1955PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Conway, Ch. J.
John Kilgus, deceased husband of petitioner, had been employed by the board of transportation of the City of New York as a car maintainer, and was a member of the city’s employees’ retirement system. On July 9, 1946, the decedent was assigned to duty at the subway yards at Tenth Avenue and 211th Street in New York City. His tour was to run from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. At about 6:00 a.m., he was found lying against a live third rail in those yards, and died thereafter, as the result of injuries caused by the electricity.
The petitioner widow filed a claim for accidental death…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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