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Matter of Sewell v. Henry Johnson Auto Body Shop

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 17, 1948
274 App. Div. 957 (N.Y. App. Div. 1948)

Opinion

November 17, 1948.

Appeal from Workmen's Compensation Board.

Present — Hill, P.J., Heffernan, Brewster, Foster and Deyo, JJ.


While in the course of his employment claimant was injured by having slipped and fallen on a slippery floor while engaged in a playful "tussel" with a fellow employee. The evidence sustains the board's finding that the affair (which includes its precipitating antecedents) which gave rise to the injury was incidental to and arose out of and in the course of his employment. Decision and award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the Workmen's Compensation Board.


Summaries of

Matter of Sewell v. Henry Johnson Auto Body Shop

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 17, 1948
274 App. Div. 957 (N.Y. App. Div. 1948)
Case details for

Matter of Sewell v. Henry Johnson Auto Body Shop

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of NEWTON H. SEWELL, Respondent, against HENRY…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Nov 17, 1948

Citations

274 App. Div. 957 (N.Y. App. Div. 1948)

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