MATTER OF BARNES v. NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939 INC.


277 A.D. 819 (1950)

In the Matter of the Claim of Delia M. Barnes, Respondent, v. New York World's Fair 1939 Inc., et al. Appellants, and Fund for Reopened Cases, Respondent. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

May 10, 1950.


Appellants urge that there is no evidence to support a finding of accidental injuries arising out of the course of employment. Decedent, while in the regular course of employment, lifted a large, heavy five-gallon bottle of water, weighing about sixty pounds, for the purpose of turning the bottle over and placing it in a water cooler. The board has found that in so doing he was subjected to a strain and exertion which caused him to sustain accidental injuries in the nature...

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