Legal Opinion
Matter of Dennison v. Peckham Road Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 23, 1946PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This claim, filed by the respondent, the widow of William Dennison, for death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, involves an application to that statute of legal principles governing ad hoc employment.
The decedent, for more than five years prior to his death, was in the employ of the respondent Peckham Road Corporation. On the date of the fatality Peckham Road Corporation and the appellant, William E. Bouley & Co. — to which reference will be made respectively as Peckham and Bouley — were engaged in performing independent contracts for grading and for the erection of buildings on…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Matter of De Noyer v. . CavanaughNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Bartolomeo v. Charles Bennett Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Ramsey v. New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Comerford's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Claim of Daus v. Gunderman & Sons, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1940
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Leggette v. J. D. McCotter, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Poppenberg v. Reliable Maintainance Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Bird v. New York State Thruway AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
- Andersen v. Well-Built Homes of Central Jersey, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- Scott v. Public Service Interstate Transp. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950
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