Legal Opinion
Ross v. New York Telephone Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 27, 1977PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed October 10, 1975, as amended by decision filed June 24, 1976, which awarded claimant benefits. According to claimant, on March 10, 1973, he injured his wrist while dismantling shelves with a socket wrench for his employer. At that time, he felt only a slight twinge of pain. He made no mention of the pain and continued to work. A week later the wrist swelled. He called his foreman and explained he could not work because of the swollen wrist. He gave no indication the injury might be work-related. On April 6, 1973, claimant’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Claim of Zraunig v. New York Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Claim of Tillotson v. New York Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Claim of Coyle v. Morningside House of St. Luke's HomeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Claim of Klausner v. S & T DelicatessenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- Claim of Giel v. S. Kenny Trucking Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Claim of Clark v. C. F. Evans, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Claim of Tolub v. MetzgerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978