Claim of Crespo v. Radio Corp. of America, Inc.

Staley, Jr., J.

Appeal from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board determining that the alleged release, executed by the claimant to a third-party tort-feasor, was of no effect since the claimant was not of age at the time of its execution, and that the alleged settlement was not made in conformity with the applicable provisions of law. Claimant was employed as a messenger by appellant employer and, on June 28, 1962, while he was engaged in delivering a message at the Chase Manhattan Plaza Building in New York City, the elevator in which he was riding stopped short causing…