Claim of Steinmetz v. V & E Dress, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed April 13, 1972, which held, among other things, that an attempted cancellation by the carrier was ineffective ((Workmen’s Compensation Law, § 54, subd. 5). The sole issue raised on this appeal by the carrier is whether or not the filing of a notice of cancellation nine days prior to the indicated date of cancellation renders the cancellation totally ineffective. Subdivision 5 of section 54 of the Workmen’s. Compensation Law provides, in part, as follows: “ No contract of insurance issued by an insurance carrier * * shall be…