Matter of Sweeting v. . American Knife Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 25, 1918, affirming an award of the state industrial commission made under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
The claimant was employed in the grinding department of the American Knife Company. The explosion of an emery wheel destroyed the bridge of his nose, giving him what is commonly called a flat nose, with deep scars upon his face. The state industrial commission made an -award of $2,500 for serious facial disfigurement. Subdivision 3 of section 15 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Cons. Laws, chap. 67) (as amended in 1916) provides that “ in case pf an injury resulting in serious facial or head disfigurement the commission may in its discretion, make such award or compensation as it may deem…
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