Legal Opinion
MATTER OF PERRY v. Town of Cherry Valley
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 14, 1954PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDye, J.
The workmen’s compensation committee of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Otsego appeal to this court by our permission in order to test the propriety of an award of compensation benefits to the widow of Earl Perry, deceased, formerly superintendent of highways of the Town of Cherry Valley.
According to the affirmed findings of fact, the decedent sustained accidental injuries resulting from his employment while working for his employer and while using town equipment in the blasting of rock on privately owned lands; the work he was performing was incidental to his employment and arose…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wells v. . Town of SalinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Whittaker v. Village of FranklinvilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Matter of Clarke v. Town of RussiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Matter of Dann v. Town of VeteranNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Matter of Swihura v. HorowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
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3Cited by12 opinions
- People v. HackerSuffolk County District Court · 1973
- People v. KelseySuffolk County District Court · 1982
- Claim of Richardson v. Fiedler Roofing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Town of Montauk, Inc. v. PatakiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Town of North Hempstead v. Village of North HillsNew York Supreme Court · 1974
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