The claimant was a cook who worked and lived in her employer's home. While preparing breakfast and in apparent good health, she fell and injured herself. She could not tell definitely what caused her to fall but testified that she probably turned around too quickly. There is a presumption that the claim comes within the provisions of the statute. (Workmen's Compensation Law, § 21.) The fact that the claimant could not explain the exact cause of her fall does not, standing...
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