Legal Opinion
Claim of Biller v. State Insurance Fund
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 17, 1992PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 1, 1991, which ruled that the death of claimant’s decedent was causally related to his work and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.
We reject the employer’s contention that the evidence in the record does not support the conclusion of the Workers’ Compensation Board that the death of claimant’s decedent was causally related to his work. Testimony indicated that the locks on decedent’s car had jammed and decedent was extremely upset that he might miss a business appointment, eventually driving away holding the driver’s…
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