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Matter of Horrigan v. Post-Standard Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 22, 1918
224 N.Y. 620 (N.Y. 1918)

Summary

In Horrigan v. Post-Standard Co. (224 N.Y. 620), where decedent cut his finger at home and while engaged in cleaning a urinal put his injured hand into the water, producing an infection which caused his death, it was held that his death was the result of an accident and that the applicant was entitled to compensation.

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Opinion

Argued October 2, 1918

Decided October 22, 1918

Bertrand L. Pettigrew and Walter L. Glenney for appellants.

Merton E. Lewis, Attorney-General ( E.C. Aiken of counsel), for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: CHASE, COLLIN, CUDDEBACK, HOGAN and CRANE, JJ. Dissenting: MCLAUGHLIN, J. Not sitting: HISCOCK, Ch. J.


Summaries of

Matter of Horrigan v. Post-Standard Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 22, 1918
224 N.Y. 620 (N.Y. 1918)

In Horrigan v. Post-Standard Co. (224 N.Y. 620), where decedent cut his finger at home and while engaged in cleaning a urinal put his injured hand into the water, producing an infection which caused his death, it was held that his death was the result of an accident and that the applicant was entitled to compensation.

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

In Matter of Horrigan v. Post-Standard Co. (224 N.Y. 620) an award for the death of an employee was upheld where the employee placed an injured hand in a urinal which he was cleaning, and thus received an infection from the results of which he died.

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Case details for

Matter of Horrigan v. Post-Standard Company

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of MARY HORRIGAN, Respondent, v . POST-STANDARD…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 22, 1918

Citations

224 N.Y. 620 (N.Y. 1918)
121 N.E. 872

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