Legal Opinion
Claim of Lawton v. Port of New York Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 16, 1949Published
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
For about eighteen years prior to May 1,1944, claimant was employed as an electrician in the Grain Terminal Building located in Brooklyn, during which period the building was owned and operated by the State of New York.
On May 1, 1944, this building was taken over and thereafter operated by the employer, Port of New York Authority which is a separate and distinct legal entity. Claimant continued his duties as an electrician under the new employer. He was required to work in all parts of the building which was constructed and operated as a grain elevator. There were many electric motors…
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- Matter of Foster v. Gillinder Bros., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
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- Matter of Pinto v. Competent Fur Dressers, St. Ins. Fd.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Matter of Vanore v. Mary Immaculate HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
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