Claim of Wozneak v. Buffalo Gas Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certification by the State Industrial Commission to the Appellate Division under section 23 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 67; Laws of 1914, chap. 41)* of the following question: “ Did the award to Michael Wozneak constitute a vested interest in him and upon his death the right of collection of the portion of said award remaining unpaid pass to his personal representatives, or did the said award terminate upon the death of the said Michael Wozneak ?”
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The minutes of the State Industrial Commission and the record show that for an injury which happened on November 19, 1914, the claimant, Michael Wozneak, was awarded compensation on or about the 26th day of July, 1915, for 128 weeks, credit being given for twenty-five weeks of such compensation already paid, on account of the loss of an eye while in' the employ of the Buffalo Gas Company. The minutes recite: “ Present payment, 9 weeks, $60.57, and 47 bi-weeklies of $13.46.” That is, there was no award of the total amount of the 128 weeks, but an adjudication that because of the…
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