MATTER OF RYAN v. GEN. ELEC. CO


26 N.Y.2d 6 (1970)

In the Matter of the Claim of Mary Ryan, Appellant, v. General Electric Company et al., Respondents. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James N. Cahill for appellant.

Warner M. Bouck and Francis J. Holloway for respondents.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN and JASEN concur; Judge GIBSON taking no part.


BREITEL, J.

The issue is whether, to the extent of compensation awarded, a workmen's compensation insurance carrier has a lien on payments made to dependents by the United States Government for death caused by "noncombat" activities, that is, certain military exercises, by United States armed forces.

Claimant, Mary Ryan, as a surviving widow, appeals from a determination that respondent carrier Electric...

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