Matter of Heidemann v. . Am. District Tel. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered September 9, 1920, reversing an award of the state industrial commission made under the Workmen’s Compensation Law and directing a dismissal of the complaint. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
In September, 1919, Carl V. Heidemann was employed as a night watchman by the American District Telegraph Company, which was engaged in the business of furnishing its subscribers with protection against burglary. His duty was to patrol the streets in a given section of Brooklyn, try the doors, and keep watch and ward until relieved. About three o’clock in the morning of September 22, 1919, in the course of his regular work, he was accidentally shot by a police officer then in the pursuit of burglars. The first shot was fired in the air; the second hit Heidemann and killed him. An award under…
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