Legal Opinion
Claim of Di Donato v. Rosenberg
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 17, 1927PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Kirk, J.
Death benefits awards were made to the widow and children of the deceased. On application of the widow the *625award has been commuted and a lump sum award of $7,144.60 made. The appellants’ claim is that this commutation award is not shown to be “ in the interests of justice.” (Workmen’s Compensation Law, § 25, as amd. by Laws of 1926, chap. 260; since amd. by Laws of 1927, chap. 497.)
Payment of the death benefits award was delayed about three years. The employee was killed March 30, 1923. Not until April 15, 1926, was any award paid; then the accumulated award was paid in the sum of $3,146.36.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Yates County National Bank v. CarpenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Benedict v. HigginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
3Cited by8 opinions
- Broward v. Jacksonville Medical CenterSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
- In Re WilliamsDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1994
- Matter of Di Donato v. RosenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Bacon v. United Electric Railways Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1930
- Tosti v. SbanoCity of New York Municipal Court · 1939
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