MATTER OF USSACH v. CAROLEE SHOPS, INC.


282 A.D. 902 (1953)

In the Matter of the Claim of Martin Ussach, Respondent, v. Carolee Shops, Inc., et al., Appellants. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

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

October 16, 1953.


In claimant's employment as a store manager it was his usual work to clear the store window in preparation for the window dresser. While doing this work he stooped over to pick up a small display glass and felt pain in his back. "I got a sharp pain" he testified. The condition was diagnosed as a sacroiliac sprain. There is medical proof that it could be caused by bending over. A physician who examined him described the injury as happening when claimant "felt a snap in the...

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