Matter of Marhoffer v. . Marhoffer
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered December 8, 1916, which affirmed an award of the state industrial commission under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered December 8, 1916, which affirmed an award of the state industrial commission under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. As claimant’s disability from all causes wholly ceased on his return to work ten weeks after the injury, an award of eight weeks for temporary total disability in addition to thirty weeks’ specific award for the loss of the middle finger, for permanent partial disability, was erroneous. There is no…
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
On ¡November 27, 1915, claimant’s right hand was injured in the course of his employment. The second finger was cut off and the thumb and index finger were severely lacerated. The injuries to the thumb and finger might constitute temporary total disability under paragraph 2 of section 15 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Consol. Laws, ch. 67), for which he would be entitled to compensation at the rate of sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of his average weekly wages to be paid to him during the continuance thereof, not to exceed $3,500. The loss of the second finger constituted permanent…
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