MATTER OF HENGEL v. FEDERICI & SONS


4 N.Y.2d 176 (1958)

In the Matter of the Claim of Frederick Hengel, Respondent, v. John Federici & Sons et al., Appellants, and Special Disability Fund, Respondent. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 3, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Jones for appellants.

John M. Cullen for Special Disability Fund, respondent.

Chief Judge CONWAY and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE concur.


DESMOND, J.

Paragraph (d) of subdivision 8 of section 15 of the Workmen's Compensation Law gives a right, under certain circumstances, to an employer and carrier to be reimbursed from respondent Special Disability Fund for certain compensation benefits paid to an employee who suffers permanent disability from a compensable accident following a "previous permanent physical impairment" (see Matter of Mastrodonato...

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