Coskey v. Cornell University

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 18, 1978, which disallowed a claim for compensation pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Law. On October 21, 1967, claimant, a security officer employed by the employer Cornell University, was allegedly struck by a full 16-ounce beer can while assisting in crowd control involving a student demonstration. On July 2, 1974, he underwent open heart surgery to remove an aneurysm of the apex of his heart. He thereafter filed a claim for compensation, contending that his heart condition was causally related to the incident in…