Claim of Lederman v. Witty Bros.

Appeal by an employer and its insurance earner from an award of disability compensation. The award is challenged on appeal on the issues of accident and causal relationship. The employer was engaged in the manufacturing of men’s clothing, and claimant was employed as a tailor. He worked at a table assigned to him, and he was required to carry garments there from a bench some 75 feet away. When working on overcoats he usually carried a bundle of from 10 to 20 coats, each of which weighed 6 or 7 pounds. On the day the accident is said to have occurred, and on one of his trips from the bench to…