Legal Opinion
Claim of Kenney v. Walsh Construction Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 22, 1971PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
These are appeals from separate decisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, both of which held that the employers and their respective carriers were not entitled to credit for lump-sum settlements made pursuant to subdivision 5-b of section 15 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law.
Matter of Kenney v. Walsh Construction Co.
Claimant was employed as a tunnel worker and contracted caisson disease as a result of working under compressed air. On October 23, 1959 he received a lump-sum award of $6,500, pur*33suant to the provisions of subdivision 5-b of section 15 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
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