Claim of Smith v. Heine Safety Boiler Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered March 29, 1918, affirming an award of the state industrial commission made under the Workmen’s Compensation Law.
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
This is a claim for death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law.
The employer, the Heine Safety Boiler Company, is a Missouri corporation. It has factories in Missouri and Pennsylvania. Warren H. Smith, the decedent, entered its service in 1900 under a contract of employment which was made in New York city. Mr. Smith was a traveling engineer. He was sent all over the United States, and took his orders from the employer’s superintendent of construction. At first, the employer maintained engineering and construction offices in New York. In 1904, the construction office was moved to…
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