Legal Opinion
Claim of Murphy v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 7, 1972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed November 19, 1969, which denied a claim for compensation benefits.
The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether claimant’s injuries arose out of and in the course of his employment. Claimant was employed by the New York City Transit Authority as a clerk. He was assigned to a change booth located at the Pelham Bay station, working on the 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift. On the day in question he left the booth at about 6:45 a.m. He took a train for which he had been issued a pass, proceeded five blocks, got off,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Claim of Kowalek v. New York Consolidated RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Tallon v. . Interborough Rapid Transit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
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