Legal Opinion
Claim of Pittman v. Poughkeepsie Journal
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 5, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Levine, J.
*780Claimant was working as a newspaper carrier for the Poughkeepsie Journal when he was injured in an automobile accident. He promptly notified the newspaper of the accident and his inability to complete his route. Thereafter claimant filed a workers’ compensation claim which was contested by the newspaper and its insurance carrier on the ground that, inter alia, claimant was an independent contractor and not an employee of the newspaper. Following a hearing on the matter, the Workers’ Compensation Board determined that the newspaper exercised sufficient direction and control over…
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- In re the Claim of RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In re Mid-Hudson Publications, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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