MATTER OF JOHNSTON v. ST. REGIS PAPER CO.


2 A.D.2d 916 (1956)

In the Matter of the Claim of Jeanette Johnston, on Behalf of Herself and Child, Respondent, v. St. Regis Paper Company, Appellant. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

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

November 9, 1956


On the day of his death, decedent was a member of a "bull gang" which consisted of three men whose duties were to unload heavy rolls of paper from a freight car and place them in a warehouse. Decedent's work was performed in the boxcar. It was necessary to unblock or release the first roll and guide it to the door and then to guide the other rolls in the tier to the door. After each tier was removed, the block holding the next tier was released and the process repeated. Just...

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