MATTER OF BRANCATO v. JOHN W. COWPER CO.


282 A.D. 752 (1953)

In the Matter of the Claim of Charles Brancato, Respondent, v. John W. Cowper Co. et al., Appellants. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

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

June 1, 1953.


Claimant's regular work was common labor. Before March 27, 1950, he was suffering from hypertension, high blood pressure and cerebral arteriosclerosis. On March 27th he was working as a pick and shovel laborer digging a trench. The ground was hard; the work was arduous; but it was his usual work. While doing this he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. There is medical opinion that with claimant's physical background the work he was doing...

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