Claim of Bender v. Union Free School District No. 1

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed August 8, 1972, affirming an award of benefits to the claimant. Claimant, a school principal, traveled southerly on Route 9 from his home in Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County to Dobbs Ferry in southern Westchester County on March 13, 1970, to attend a conference at his employer’s request. The conference ended at about 4:30 p.m. He then drove a distance of approximately 40 miles to dine in New York City, and thereafter visited a friend in a hospital in New York City. He then proceeded to return home, and at about 9:30 p.m,, at a…