Legal Opinion

Ruffino v. Isadore Rosen & Sons

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

Decided December 8, 1988PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Levine, J.

While working for the employer in October 1973, decedent sustained an injury which resulted in a permanent partial disability, and the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier was directed to pay disability benefits. Since decedent had a preexisting physical impairment (diabetes), the carrier applied for and was granted reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 (8) (d). Decedent died January 7, 1982 and claimant, his widow, filed a claim for death benefits which alleged that decedent’s death was causally…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kurcsics v. Merchants Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Village of Herkimer v. AxelrodNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Bowen v. State Commission of CorrectionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. Schempp v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
  5. Schempp v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1969

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Matter of Ruffino v. Isadore Rosen & SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. Claim of Gregg v. RandazzoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Claim of Lalla v. Astoria Air ConditioningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. Pawling Central School District v. New York State Education DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Claim of McDonald v. Water Tunnel ContractorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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