Claim of Doey v. Clarence P. Howland Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered March 7, 1918, which reversed an order of the state industrial commission denying an application to set aside an award made under the Workmen’s Compensation Law and granted said application. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMcLaughlin, J.
On the 31st of July, 1916, Patrick Doey, an employee of Clarence P. Howland Co., Inc., while engaged in making repairs on the steamship Normandie, lost his life by falling down a hatchway. His widow, on behalf of herself and infant children, filed a claim with the state industrial commission, under chapter 41 of the Laws of 1914, for compensation for his death. The commission recognized the validity of the claim and in March, 1917, made an award directing that the same be satisfied by weekly payments. The employer and insurance carrier acquiesced in the award until May 21, 1917, when the…
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