Claim of Birmingham v. City of Niagara Falls

Appeal by employer from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which denied it reimbursement for wages paid to claimant during the period of disability involved. Claimant was employed as a paid fire captain of the fire department of the city of Niagara Falls. On January 2, 1949', he suffered injuries in the course of his employment. Pursuant to section 207-a of the General Municipal Law the city paid claimant his full wages during the entire period of his disability. In addition to his full wages claimant has been awarded $32 per week compensation. The appellant city filed a…