Legal Opinion
Claim of Coney v. R.S.R. Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 1, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMahoney, P. J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 10, 1989, which ruled that claimant had a valid common-law marriage with decedent and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.
Luis A. Torres was killed on February 8, 1984 while working for R.S.R. Corporation. Claimant subsequently filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits as Torres’ widow. At a hearing before a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge, claim*583ant testified that, although she never formalized her relationship with Torres, she had lived with him since March 1979 and they had held themselves out as husband and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Claim of Mott v. Duncan Petroleum Trans.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Edwards v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
3Cited by5 opinions
- Lewis v. New York State DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Beth R. v. Donna M.New York Supreme Court · 2008
- Claim of Valentine v. American AirlinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Carpenter v. CarpenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- In re the Estate of GatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993