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Claim of Greenberg v. Voit

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 13, 1929
250 N.Y. 543 (N.Y. 1929)

Summary

In Greenberg v. Voit, 250 N.Y. 543, 166 N.E. 318, claimant's husband, while sweeping the front stoop of a building in the performance of his duties as janitor thereof, was killed by gangsters who passed through the streets in an automobile shooting indiscriminately.

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Opinion

Argued January 7, 1929

Decided February 13, 1929

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

George J. Stacy and James J. Mahoney for appellant.

Hamilton Ward, Attorney-General ( E.C. Aiken of counsel), for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: CARDOZO, Ch. J., POUND, CRANE, LEHMAN, KELLOGG, O'BRIEN and HUBBS, JJ.


Summaries of

Claim of Greenberg v. Voit

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 13, 1929
250 N.Y. 543 (N.Y. 1929)

In Greenberg v. Voit, 250 N.Y. 543, 166 N.E. 318, claimant's husband, while sweeping the front stoop of a building in the performance of his duties as janitor thereof, was killed by gangsters who passed through the streets in an automobile shooting indiscriminately.

Summary of this case from Hartford Accident Indemnity Co. v. Hoage

In Greenberg v. Voit, 250 N.Y. 543 [ 166 N.E. 318], the employee was sweeping the front stoop of a building in the performance of his duties as janitor and was killed by gangsters who passed through the street in an automobile shooting indiscriminately; and it was held that the injury and death arose out of the employment.

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Case details for

Claim of Greenberg v. Voit

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of ESTHER GREENBERG, Respondent, against NELLIE…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 13, 1929

Citations

250 N.Y. 543 (N.Y. 1929)
166 N.E. 318

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