Claim of Hill v. Thompson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board reinstated (see 91 AD2d 1082).

The evidence concerning whether the claimant comes within the exclusion from employment status set forth in subdivision 4 of section 2 of the Workers’ Compensation Law is undisputed and the inferences drawn by the Workers’ Compensation Board from these facts are conclusive on the courts if supported by substantial evidence (Matter of Axel v Duffy-Mott Co., 47 NY2d 1, 6). We find substantial evidence before the…