Claim of Schlenker v. Garford Motor Truck Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Garford Motor Truck Company, Inc., and another, from decisions and orders of the State Industrial Commission approving an agreement between the claimant and the defendants and denying a motion by the appellants to vacate said agreement and for a rehearing and reopening of the matter.
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, J.:
The death of Joseph Schlenker on May 9, 1917, is claimed to have resulted from injuries received by him on April 16, 1917. He left a widow and two small children. The employer and the widow, as the principal dependent of the deceased, entered into an agreement dated May 24, 1917, for the payment of compensation and submitted a joint report of the claim containing such agreement to the State Industrial Commission for its approval pursuant to section 20 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. That section provides: “ The Commission shall examine such report and approve the same when the…
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