Claim of Duffy v. G. A. Fuller Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which rescinded an award of death benefits, upon a finding that claimant *726had compromised a third-party action without consent of the carrier. The original award directed the carrier to continue payments pending the outcome of a wrongful death action against a third party, which had been commenced by the executor of decedent’s estate. The executor was a grown son of the deceased and was not a dependent within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. This action was terminated more than two years after decedent’s death when the…
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