Claim of Jankowski v. American Magnesium Corp.

Appeal by a self-insured employer from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which directed appellant to pay death benefits to the widow of a deceased employee to the extent of 104 weeks (after which reimbursement was directed from the Special Disability Fund), and the sum of $400 funeral expenses. Decedent was first disabled as a result of silicosis on March 15, 1946. At that time article 4-A of the Workmen’s Compensation Law was in effect fixing a ceiling of $6,500 for disability or death in silicosis cases. An award was made for disability in that amount, and prior to decedent’s…