Legal Opinion
Claim of Guggenheim v. C. Hedke & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 8, 1969PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCooke, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board awarding death benefits. The sole question presented is whether the employee was on a business trip at the time he received the injuries resulting in his death, that is, whether his injuries arose out of and in the course of employment. More precisely, the issue is whether the considerable body of hearsay proof of decedent’s declarations regarding the nature and purpose of his trip was corroborated sufficiently by “ circumstances or other evidence ” so as to establish a compensable accident under séetion 118 of the Workmen’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matter of Bollard v. EngelNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Matter of Kleid v. Carr Bros.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Claim of Comstock v. Goetz Oil Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- Claim of Ptaszynski v. American Sugar Refining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Claim of Ptaszynski v. American Sugar Refining Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
3Cited by6 opinions
- Middleton v. Coxsackie Correctional FacilityNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Claim of Hawthorne v. Peartrees, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Claim of Nickels v. L. J. Thornton, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Claim of Leader v. Holland Farms, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Claim of Munro v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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