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Matter of Foster v. Gillinder Bros., Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 7, 1938
16 N.E.2d 360 (N.Y. 1938)

Opinion

Argued May 18, 1938

Decided July 7, 1938

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.

Clarence B. Tippett for appellants. John J. Bennett, Jr., Attorney-General ( Roy Wiedersum of counsel), for State Industrial Board, respondent.


Respondent was employed as a glass gatherer and used an implement known as a "punny," weighing about ten pounds. The finding, supported by evidence, is that the continuous gathering and lifting of glass from a furnace involved a constant twisting and straining of the body. This process, from gradual stretching, resulted in a hernia which is a disease. ( Matter of Alpert v. Powers, 223 N.Y. 97, 101.) There is medical testimony that claimant's occupation would produce this disease and there are judicial decisions in other jurisdictions holding that hernia is an occupational disease. ( Marathon Paper Mills Co. v. Industrial Comm., 203 Wis. 17; Travellers' Ins. Co. v. Locke, 56 Fed. Rep. [2d] 443, 444.)

The order should be affirmed, with costs.

CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS, LOUGHRAN, FINCH and RIPPEY, JJ., concur.

Order affirmed.


Summaries of

Matter of Foster v. Gillinder Bros., Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 7, 1938
16 N.E.2d 360 (N.Y. 1938)
Case details for

Matter of Foster v. Gillinder Bros., Inc.

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of EDWARD FOSTER, Respondent, against GILLINDER…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 7, 1938

Citations

16 N.E.2d 360 (N.Y. 1938)
16 N.E.2d 360

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