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WATFORD v. CONT'L CAN

38 N.Y.2d 213 (1975)

In the Matter of the Claim of John Watford, Respondent, v. Continental Can Company et al., Appellants. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 22, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phyllis O'Connell for appellants.

David Mac Rae Wagner for John Watford, respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur; Judges JASEN and COOKE taking no part.

MEMORANDUM.

The issue consistently and persistently raised before the Workmen's Compensation Board and before the courts is that the subsequent accident of 1967, although caused in part by the earlier 1959 accident, was substantially caused by the conditions of employment at the time of the second accident. On that basis claimant argued and still argues that he is entitled to compensation...

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