Legal Opinion
Claim of Nickels v. L. J. Thornton, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 3, 1976PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed March 7, 1974. Appellants appeal from a decision of the board which determined that the decedent’s death resulted from a compensable industrial accident. The employer, a construction contractor, was engaged in the installation of guardrails and bridge pillars along the New York State Thruway. Cylindrical tubes of steel 18 and 24 feet long composed the guardrails, each weighing respectively 150 and 190 pounds. Concrete "anchors” were set up with the aid of a crane and weighed about 500 pounds each. The decedent was hired in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Matter of Guggenheim v. C. Hedke & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Claim of Guggenheim v. C. Hedke & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Claim of Rosen v. Rose Housewares, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Claim of Jones v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
- Claim of Leader v. Holland Farms, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Claim of Padilla v. New York City Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Claim of Levitan v. American Society for TechniconAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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- Claim of Lucas v. Peter Kiewit Sons Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979