Legal Opinion
In re People
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 1938PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.
In 1929 the claimant’s husband was killed in the course of his employment and an award in bi-weekly installments was made under the Workmen’s Compensation Law to his widow, the claimant herein, and her four infant children, which was paid by the insurance carrier until its liquidation in May, 1934. On April 8,1935, the Industrial Commissioner commuted the bi-weekly award into a lump sum award of $16,298.12.
After the date of the insurer’s liquidation, claimant began litigation against the employer in September, 1934, and the employer ultimately settled the claim in November, 1936, for $8,550.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Board of Com'rs v. HurleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- McGrath v. . Carnegie Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Commercial & Savings Bank v. Robert H. Jenks Lumber Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1912
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Schnader v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Prudential Ins. v. Land Estates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- In re Robert F. Ryan, Ltd., New York County Courts1966