Legal Opinion
Bedford v. R. D. McCarthy Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 16, 1986Published
1Opinion of the Court
*332In its decision the Workers’ Compensation Board held that, based on the testimony of several physicians and specifically the report filed by claimant’s expert, Dr. Ronald J. Dougherty, "claimant was temporarily totally disabled subsequent to April 6, 1982 generating a continuing rate of $215.00”. There is substantial evidence to sustain the determination of the Board. The evidence presented by the medical experts was conflicting and the Board’s crediting of the testimony of claimant’s expert is a sufficient basis for its decision (see, Matter of Bartolotta v Metz, 96 AD2d 636, 637; Matter of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Axel v. Duffy-Mott Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Claim of Stein v. New York Times Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Claim of Bartolotta v. MetzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983