Legal Opinion
Matter of Lepow v. Lepow Knitting Mills, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 29, 1942PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The claim filed by the appellant, the widow of David Lepow, for death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 67), has been denied upon the sole ground that the accidental injury which caused the decedent’s death did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. (Id. § 2, subd. 7; § 10.)
The decedent was employed as a salesman by Lepow Knitting Mills, Inc., — a wholesale dealer and importer of ladies’ frocks and “ ready-to-wear ” garments. Over a period of years prior to 1938 the employer had built up a considerable trade in South Africa. To retain that market…
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