MATTER OF GOODWIN v. NEW YORK STATE WORKMEN'S COMP. BD.


20 A.D.2d 951 (1964)

In the Matter of the Claim of Abraham Goodwin, Respondent, v. New York State Workmen's Compensation Board et al., Appellants, and Special Disability Fund, Appellant, Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

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

April 29, 1964


The main issue is whether the claimant sustained an industrial accident. The claimant was a Referee for the State Workmen's Compensation Board. On December 22, 1960, he suffered a stroke which left him partially paralyzed. He had a prior history of ulcers and hypertension. On the evening of December 21, 1960, he partook of some eggnog at a social function and suffered during the night from illness accompanied by nausea. However, the claimant's wife testified that the claimant...

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