Legal Opinion

Claim of Fortner v. Heath

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

Decided November 17, 1948PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal by the State Insurance Fund from an award of compensation in favor of claimant. The only issue raised by the appellant relates to policy coverage. On March SO, 1946, claimant sustained accidental injuries while employed as a sawyer, which injuries were sustained while he was engaged in the regular course of his employment and arose out of his employment. The appellant issued a workmen’s compensation insurance policy to the employer on December 20, 1941, which covered logging, lumbering and sawmill operations. This policy was cancelled on March 16, 1944, for the nonpayment of…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Heath v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
  2. Heath v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1950

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