MATTER OF WASSERMAN v. COVINGTON FABRICS CORP.


9 A.D.2d 554 (1959)

In the Matter of the Claim of Harriet Wasserman, Respondent, v. Covington Fabrics Corporation et al., Appellants. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

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

August 13, 1959


Appellants contend that decedent did not sustain an industrial accident, and that his death was not the result of an industrial accident. The board has found that decedent "was subjected to unusual strain and exertion, and while lifting heavy inventory books, he felt a pain in his chest. After resting, he picked up the books again, they started to slip, as he attempted to catch them he again felt a sharp pain in his chest, began to perspire and could not catch his breath...

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