Legal Opinion

Claim of Briggs v. Hamilton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 5, 1988PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Casey, J.

Claimant objects to a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board which ruled that the employer was entitled to reimbursement out of a schedule award at the full wage rate. Claimant raises a procedural objection and, on the merits, argues that reimbursement should be limited to the compensation rate. We affirm the Board’s decision.

Claimant sustained a work-related injury in December 1982 which eventually led to amputation of his right leg below the knee. The employer paid claimant his full weekly wages of $265.19 from March 30, 1983 to October 14, 1983 when the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Claim of Landgrebe v. County of WestchesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. MATTER OF LYNCH v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
  3. Claim of Adolf v. City of Buffalo Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Matter of Ott v. Green-Wood CemeteryNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
  5. Claim of Lynch v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In re the Claim of Miller v. North Syracuse Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Claim of Fox v. Crosbie-Brownlie, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Claim of Keselman v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Matter of Newbill v. Town of HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. Hendrick v. City of Albany Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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