Claim of Phillips v. Queens Electric Shops, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Claim of Phillips v. Queens Electric Shops, Inc.

260 A.D. 824, 22 N.Y.S.2d 363, 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4844

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided September 18, 1940·Published

Opinion

Appeal from an award for funeral expenses made by the State Industrial Board under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Deceased, a salesman, was killed in an automobile accident while driving home from interviewing a prospective customer. Appellants contend that the accident did not arise out of and in the course of the employment and that the death resulted solely from intoxication. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Bliss, Heffernan, Schenck and Foster, JJ.

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Appeal from an award for funeral expenses made by the State Industrial Board under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Deceased, a salesman, was killed in an automobile accident while driving home from interviewing a prospective customer. Appellants contend that the accident did not arise out of and in the course of the employment and that the death resulted solely from intoxication. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Bliss, Heffernan, Schenck and Foster, JJ.

Claim of Phillips v. Queens Electric Shops, Inc., 260 A.D. 824, 22 N.Y.S.2d 363, 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4844 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1940).

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