Legal Opinion
Claim of Palagurchi v. Mengs Service, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 6, 2003PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Crew III, J.P.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 24, 2001, which ruled that said Board lacked jurisdiction over claimant’s application for benefits.
Claimant, a furniture mover residing in Queens County, sustained an injury to his right foot while moving a piece of furniture in New Jersey and subsequently filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Following a hearing, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge concluded that there were insufficient contacts with New York to confer jurisdiction over the claim in question. The Workers’ Compensation Board…
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