Legal Opinion

Claim of Ames v. New York Central Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 2, 1917PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Certification by the State Industrial Commission to the Appellate Division, Third Department, of a question pursuant to the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. (See Consol. Laws, chap. 67 [Laws of 1914, chap. 41], § 23, as amd. by Laws of 1916, chap. 622.)

1Opinion of the Court

Woodward, J.:

The State Industrial Commission has certified the question: “ Did the injuries which resulted in the death of William Ames arise out of and in the course of his employment with the New York Central Railroad Company within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Law?”

The facts found by the Commission are to the effect that on the-8th day of March, 1915, the day when William Ames received the injuries which resulted in his death, he resided in Albany, and was employed as a yard engineman by the New York Central Railroad Company; that on said day, at about six o’clock in the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Claim of De Voe v. New York State RailwaysNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
  2. Claim of De Voe v. New York State RailwaysAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Young v. New York, N. H. & H. R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
  2. Royalty Indemnity Co. v. MadrigalCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
  3. Utah Apex Mining Co. v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1926
  4. Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932

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