Claim of McGuinn v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

In 1950 we held on the first appeal in this case (277 App. Div. 1066) that the Workmen’s Compensation Board had before it sufficient evidence to find accidental causation of the death of the employee; but on the question of dependency of her family on the earnings we remitted the case to the board for further consideration.

When the case came here again with the record on dependency implemented by further proof we affirmed the award (283 App. Div. 1122 [June 18,1954]). On the motion for reargument made in September, 1954, which was addressed to the main question of accident decided in 1950 as…