Van Ness v. Borough of Haledon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

An award of compensation under R. S. 34:16-7, et se.q., to the dependents of appellant’s decedent was reversed by the Supreme Court for what was found to be a failure of proof of the relationship of employer and employee between decedent and the respondent borough at the time of the fatal mishap; and the question at the outset is whether there was error in matter of law in this determination, for if the finding rests on conflicting evidence, or on uncontroverted evidence reasonably susceptible of divergent inferences, it is conclusive on…