Claim of Halletz v. Wiseman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Lafayette Wiseman and another, from an award of the State Industrial Commission, made on the 5th day of August, 1919, affirming an award made on the 17th day of April, 1919, and making a further award.
1Opinion of the Court
Kiley, J.:
The employer, Wiseman, was a stock farmer at Union Corners, Bronxville, N. Y. The employee, claimant, was a chauffeur on an auto truck working for the employer, and on January 22, 1919, while unloading merchandise, he fell from the truck and sprained and lacerated his ankle. The employer had a contract with the United States government to take away from Pelham Bay camp garbage in iron or tin containers; he paid something for the garbage and carted it to his farm to feed his pigs. Claimant owned a five-ton truck; he was employed by Wiseman, his employer, to drive the truck and draw…
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