Legal Opinion
Claim of O'Neil v. William Randolph Dairy Farm
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 30, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 17, 1976 and January 4, 1978, which held that claimant had sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment and affirmed an award to him of compensation benefits. On March 17, 1975, claimant was hired by the appellant employer as a farmhand. That same day, after he had completed his work at about 6:00 p.m., he along with a fellow employee went to cut wood for a stove used to heat the house on the farm in which they both lived. While claimant was thus occupied cutting down a tree, a limb fell on his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Feliciano v. Woodlea NurseryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Claim of Bohen v. McLain Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Claim of Fairchild v. Pennsylvania RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- Claim of Slocum v. Manhattan Storage & Warehouse Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Mason v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Claim of Cast v. City of Gloversville Water DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Higgs v. Western Landscaping & Sprinkler Systems, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1989