The claimant, a stevedore's checker, while in the course of his employment, fell and sustained injuries. The appellant argues that the board erred in applying the presumption of accidental injury created by subdivision 1 of section 21 of the Workmen's Compensation Law. This statute provides: "In any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim for compensation under this chapter, it shall be presumed in the absence of substantial evidence to...
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