MATTER OF HUGHES v. ACME STEEL & MALLEABLE IRON WORKS


17 A.D.2d 886 (1962)

In the Matter of the Claim of Preston Hughes, Respondent, v. Acme Steel & Malleable Iron Works, Appellant. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

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

October 31, 1962


The issue in dispute here is whether there is substantial evidence in the record to support the board's finding that claimant sustained an accidental injury when he slipped on a piece of coke while obtaining a drink of water, and fell backward to the floor striking his head, sustaining severe brain injuries. Appellants assert the fall was idiopathic in origin. On a previous appeal (11 A.D.2d 563) we reversed such a finding in this case...

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