MATTER OF THORNTON v. WELLINGTON


50 A.D.2d 1027 (1975)

In the Matter of the Claim of Gerald Thornton, Respondent, v. Hotel Wellington et al., Appellants. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

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

December 23, 1975


On this appeal, the sole question presented is whether there is substantial evidence in the record to support the board's finding of accidental injury. Claimant had been employed by the Hotel Wellington as a desk clerk, cashier and switchboard operator for approximately one year when, in June of 1972, he became disabled and was forced to stop working. Some years earlier, his right leg had been amputated at a point below the knee, and his physician, Dr. Clark, diagnosed the...

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