Claim of Drayton v. First Avenue Holding Corp.

— Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation *1047Board, filed June 27, 1974, which held appellant First Avenue Holding Corporation and its carrier liable for compensation benefits to the claimant pursuant to the provisions of section 56 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law on the ground appellant was a general contractor. It is well established that an owner who contracts with an independent contractor for construction of his own property is not a contractor within the meaning of section 56 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Matter of Dewhurst v Simon, 295 NY 352, 353; Matter of Falsey v…