Claim of Schneider v. United Whelan Drug Stores

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which reversed a decision of the Referee and disallowed the award granted to widow claimant. Decedent, a tax consultant for the tax division of United Whelan Drug Stores, maintained his residence in New York City and did most of his work in the New York office of his employer. Occasionally, he was called upon to take business trips to other cities in the United States and, as a usual practice, he traveled with, and was under the direct supervision of, one McDonough, the manager of the tax division. During these trips, all expenses…