Summary
In Matter of Jones v. Hawkes Ambulance Serv. (35 A.D.2d 855) the infant claimant was engaged in an activity which was in violation of the employer's pledge of employment.
Summary of this case from Matter of Hewitt v. Startop Ranch, Inc.Opinion
November 5, 1970
Appeals from decisions of the Workmen's Compensation Board, filed April 25, 1969 and October 2, 1969, which held that claimant's mother and sisters were partially dependent upon their deceased son and brother and made an award for double death benefits under section 14-a Work. Comp. of the Workmen's Compensation Law. The board found that employment as an ambulance attendant at the time of the accident constituted illegal employment and the employer was liable for double compensation. The board further found that decedent contributed from $15 to $25 a week towards the support of the family. Decisions affirmed, with costs to the Workmen's Compensation Board. Herlihy, P.J., Staley, Jr., Greenblott, Cooke and Sweeney, JJ., concur.