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Matter of Hart v. Wilson Company, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 1, 1918
186 App. Div. 926 (N.Y. App. Div. 1918)
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In Hart v. Wilson Co., Inc. (186 App. Div. 926; affd., 227 N.Y. 554), in which Hart died of tetanus, the Commission found that the contraction of tetanus, consisting of the bite of the bacillus of tetanus, which was undoubtedly in the wool, was an accidental injury within the meaning of the Workmen's Compensation Law. No opinion was written in this court or in the Court of Appeals in this case.

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Opinion

November, 1918.

Award unanimously affirmed.

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Matter of Hart v. Wilson Company, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 1, 1918
186 App. Div. 926 (N.Y. App. Div. 1918)

In Hart v. Wilson Co., Inc. (186 App. Div. 926; affd., 227 N.Y. 554), in which Hart died of tetanus, the Commission found that the contraction of tetanus, consisting of the bite of the bacillus of tetanus, which was undoubtedly in the wool, was an accidental injury within the meaning of the Workmen's Compensation Law. No opinion was written in this court or in the Court of Appeals in this case.

Summary of this case from Eldridge v. Endicott, Johnson Co.

In Hart v. Wilson Company, Inc. (186 App. Div. 926), in which no opinion has been reported, an award for a death from lockjaw was upheld where an employee having cracks and crevices in his fingers constituting a species of eczema, contracted the disease of lockjaw while working among hides containing the bacteria of tetanus.

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Matter of Hart v. Wilson Company, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:Before STATE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, Respondent. In the Matter of the Claim…

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

Date published: Nov 1, 1918

Citations

186 App. Div. 926 (N.Y. App. Div. 1918)

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