Legal Opinion
Claim of Newton v. County of Erie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 2, 1958PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHerlihy, J.
Claimant, 63 years of age, on January 23, 1956 was the head keeper at the Erie County Penitentiary and has been similarly employed by the same employer for approximately 30 years. While walking in one of the corridors of the institution with a person on each side of him he “ went down and that’s all ”. In his claim for compensation he stated with reference to the happening of the accident “ Walking in corridor *30and my knee gave out, and I could not step on it.” He further described the happening as follows:
“ Q. And all at once what happened? A. My leg went down and I went down. They grabbed me…
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