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Matter of Corcoran v. Albee-Godfrey Whale Creek

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 16, 1938
255 App. Div. 907 (N.Y. App. Div. 1938)

Opinion

November 16, 1938.

Appeal from State Industrial Board.

Present — Hill, P.J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Bliss, JJ.


On September 9, 1932, deceased was killed by the sinking of the ferry boat Observation on which he, with other employees, was being conveyed from the New York mainland across the East river to Riker's island, where he was employed as an iron worker. In 1933 an award for death benefits to the widow was denied on the ground that the matter belonged to admiralty. Later, relative to another claim arising out of the same disaster, it was finally determined that the State Industrial Board had jurisdiction. Meanwhile the widow had died and thereafter the representatives of her estate filed claim for an award to her estate for death benefits during her widowhood. From the decision denying such claim this appeal is taken. The decision is correct, (See Chrystal v. U.S. Trucking Corp., 250 N.Y. 566; White v. Donner Steel Co., 259 id. 574; Barrett v. Burnett, 262 id. 670.) Decision unanimously affirmed.


Summaries of

Matter of Corcoran v. Albee-Godfrey Whale Creek

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 16, 1938
255 App. Div. 907 (N.Y. App. Div. 1938)
Case details for

Matter of Corcoran v. Albee-Godfrey Whale Creek

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of DAVID CORCORAN and Others, Appellants…

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

Date published: Nov 16, 1938

Citations

255 App. Div. 907 (N.Y. App. Div. 1938)