Feldstein v. Buick Motor Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, fifth district, in favor of the plaintiff after trial by the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, J.
This action was brought by plaintiff, a physician, to recover the reasonable value of professional services he rendered at the request- of defendant’s superintendent to several of defendant’s employees who were injured in the course of their employment. The defendant resisted the claim, contending that under the Workmen’s 'Compensation Law the plaintiff’s exclusive remedy to recover the money value of his services was by application to the industrial commission upon whom the law imposed the duty of fixing plaintiff’s fees, hence the Municipal Court had no jurisdiction over an action of this…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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