KNICKERBOCKER ICE CO. v. STEWART

No. 543.

253 U.S. 149 (1920)

KNICKERBOCKER ICE COMPANY v. STEWART.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 17, 1920.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank R. Savidge, with whom Mr. Frederick M. Thompson was on the briefs, for plaintiff in error:

Mr. E. Clarence Aiken, Deputy Attorney General of the State of New York, with whom Mr. Charles D. Newton, Attorney General of the State of New York, was on the brief, for defendant in error:


MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the court.

While employed by Knickerbocker Ice Company as bargeman and doing work of a maritime nature, William M. Stewart fell into the Hudson River and drowned — August 3, 1918. His widow, defendant in error, claimed under the Workmen's Compensation Law of New York; the Industrial Commission granted an award against the Company for her and the minor children; and both...

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