Claim of Heyward v. Power Service Station

Staley, Jr., J.

Appeal by the employer and its carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. The claimant was employed as an automobile mechanic at the employer’s station in The Bronx, New York. On January 16, 1965, Julio Rodriguez, a eoemployee, picked up the payroll checks from the employer for delivery to the men working in the Bronx station. On Monday, January 18, 1965, the claimant requested a coemployee to open the safe to see if his cheek was there. The check was not there so the claimant, who worked until 4:00 p.m., waited for Rodriguez to come to work. He arrived at…