Claim of Hall v. P. Feldman & Sons

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Claim of Hall v. P. Feldman & Sons

262 A.D. 979, 30 N.Y.S.2d 70, 1941 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6769

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided September 24, 1941·Published

Opinion

Appeal from an award of death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, The deceased employee lived on the premises [980]*980of the employer, who operated a junk yard. While the decedent was at work he was accidentally shot by a police officer who had entered the premises to solicit the sale of tickets for a police benefit. The officer had called upon the employer on other occasions for social purposes and on the fatal day the employer asked the decedent to bring a chan for the officer. Shortly thereafter the officer accidentally shot the decedent. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Bliss, HeSeman, Schenck and Foster, JJ.

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Appeal from an award of death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, The deceased employee lived on the premises [980]*980of the employer, who operated a junk yard. While the decedent was at work he was accidentally shot by a police officer who had entered the premises to solicit the sale of tickets for a police benefit. The officer had called upon the employer on other occasions for social purposes and on the fatal day the employer asked the decedent to bring a chan for the officer. Shortly thereafter the officer accidentally shot the decedent. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Bliss, HeSeman, Schenck and Foster, JJ.

Claim of Hall v. P. Feldman & Sons, 262 A.D. 979, 30 N.Y.S.2d 70, 1941 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6769 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1941).

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