Legal Opinion

Claim of Duffy v. G. A. Fuller Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 27, 1964PublishedCited by 5 opinions

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Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which rescinded an award of death benefits, upon a finding that claimant *726had compromised a third-party action without consent of the carrier.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…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Kusiak v. Commercial Union Assurance CompaniesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  2. Claim of Kleinsak v. R.B. Samuels, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Claim of Roach v. Hastings Plastics Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  4. Fuller v. E & M Freight Handlers, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1982
  5. MUELLER, KATHLEEN P. v. ELLIOTT, MARCUS J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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