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Matter of Baker v. Martirano

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 10, 1951
278 App. Div. 597 (N.Y. App. Div. 1951)

Opinion

January 10, 1951.

Appeal from Workmen's Compensation Board.

Present — Foster, P.J., Heffernan, Brewster, Bergan and Coon, JJ.


Decedent sustained a head injury in the course of his employment on September 28, 1939. He committed suicide on or about August 5, 1940. In the interval the decedent had sustained another accident at home. The board in its decision finds that the original accident resulted in a derangement of decedent's mind and led to an uncontrollable impulse to commit suicide. There is substantial evidence to support such a finding, and only a question of fact is involved. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the Workmen's Compensation Board.


Summaries of

Matter of Baker v. Martirano

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 10, 1951
278 App. Div. 597 (N.Y. App. Div. 1951)
Case details for

Matter of Baker v. Martirano

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of TERESA BAKER, Respondent, against L.J…

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

Date published: Jan 10, 1951

Citations

278 App. Div. 597 (N.Y. App. Div. 1951)