Claim of Rescigno v. Town of Eastchester

Appeal by claimant from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board disallowing benefits under the Volunteer Firemen’s Benefit Law. Claimant was a self-employed carpenter and a member of a volunteer ambulance unit affiliated with the Eastchester Fire Department. On December 14, 1961 under a hiring by its owner he was engaged in shingling the exterior of a building situate some distance from the scene of his volunteer responsibilities. At about 3:00 p.M. on that day he left the work to respond to a call for ambulance service and returned to the firehouse at about 4:25 P.M. A response to a…