Claim of O'Brien v. New York Water Service Corp.

This is an appeal from an award for deficiency death benefits in favor of the widow and minor child of the deceased employee. Decedent was employed as an engineer and machinist. It is conceded that he sustained an accident on June 26, 1931, arising out of and in the course of his employment and that the resultant injuries caused his death on September 12, 1931. Decedent was survived by his widow and minor child, Joseph O’Brien, and three other children over the age of eighteen years. The injuries which caused the death of decedent resulted from the negligence of a third party. On October 5,…