Claim of Whittaker v. O'Connell Construction Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Claim of Whittaker v. O'Connell Construction Co.

248 A.D. 646

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided May 15, 1936·Published

Opinion

Award of death benefits. The deceased employee was engaged in driving a large tractor. It ran upon a stone and suddenly slipped off; it fell about one foot. There is medical testimony to sustain the finding that the jolt caused a gastric ulcer rupture which produced peritonitis, from which employee died. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present •—- Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Bliss, JJ.

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Award of death benefits. The deceased employee was engaged in driving a large tractor. It ran upon a stone and suddenly slipped off; it fell about one foot. There is medical testimony to sustain the finding that the jolt caused a gastric ulcer rupture which produced peritonitis, from which employee died. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present •—- Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Bliss, JJ.

Claim of Whittaker v. O'Connell Construction Co., 248 A.D. 646 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1936).

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