Legal Opinion
Claim of Thurber v. Red Star Express Lines
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 25, 1980, which ruled that claimant had sustained an accidental injury in the course of his employment and awarded benefits. Claimant, a 53-year-old truck driver, died on August 26, 1975 while driving a tractor trailer. A witness observed the truck weave and go off the road, striking a power pole. The death certificate stated that the cause of death was “cardiac arrest electrocution and/or myocardial ischemia”. A referee determined that decedent’s death was not causally related. The board reversed, stating: “Upon review…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Claim of McCormick v. Green Bus Lines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Claim of Rothstein v. Consolidated Electric Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Beltran v. Allied Maintenance Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- Claim of Ashby v. ARC Electric Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Claim of Rice v. Kavanagh Trucking Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Tangredi v. GAF Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Claim of Palacio v. A & P Tea Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Claim of Cossingham v. Bunkoff Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Claim of Monette v. County of AlbanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983