MATTER OF HUGHES v. THOS. ROULSTON, INC.


278 A.D. 878 (1951)

In the Matter of the Claim of Florence Hughes, on Behalf of Herself and Carol A. Hughes and Another, Infants, Respondent, v. Thos. Roulston, Inc., et al., Appellants. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

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

May 16, 1951.


Decedent was the manager of a branch store. He was found unconscious on the floor of a back room with his forehead resting against the corner of a toilet door. He regained consciousness but after his removal to a hospital he died. The cause of his death was a cerebral hemorrhage. There is medical testimony to sustain the board's finding that the cerebral hemorrhage was caused by decedent striking his head against the toilet door. From the employer's report of injury, the...

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