Claim of Comstock v. Goetz Oil Corp.

Appeal by claimant from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which disallowed a claim for death benefits. The case has been before this court before (286 App. Div. 132), where a recital of the principal facts and circumstances may be found. We reversed an award and remitted the matter because of lack of corroboration of hearsay evidence. Further evidence was produced at a subsequent hearing which the board has found does not supply the necessary corroboration. We agree with that conclusion. The new evidence consists principally of a hospital record which has a bearing upon the…