Claim of Johansen v. Staten Island Shipbuilding Co.

The employer, a self-insurer, appeals from a decision and award that in effect rescinds an earlier award made on February 3, 1930. The earlier award directed the payment of a commuted lump sum ($6,036.16) to the widow and minor children of Andreas Johansen. The award of the commuted lump sum was made under section 17 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law, upon the theory that the widow and minor children were aliens and not residents of either the United States or Canada. The amount so paid was less, as provided by section 17, than would have been paid had the widow and dependents been determined…