Legal Opinion
Claim of Rock v. Sullivan County Sheriff's Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 9, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMahoney, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 27, 1992, which, inter alia, established accident, notice and causal relationship.
In this appeal, the employer objects to the Workers’ Compensation Board’s ruling that, given the job-related stress that claimant’s decedent was under, his myocardial infarction was causally related to his job activities. Testimony indicated that decedent, a correction officer, experienced months of job-related stress and strain arising from an investigation involving an incident where a prisoner died while under decedent’s charge due to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sturtevant v. Broome CountyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Matter of Black v. Metro. TobaccoNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Claim of Curtis v. Adirondack TrailwaysAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Claim of Greenbaum v. MKI SecuritiesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Claim of Ayers v. Tioga County Sheriff's DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Becker v. Stryco Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Claim of Stewart v. P & C Food Markets, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997