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CURRIE v. TOWN OF DAVENPORT

37 N.Y.2d 472 (1975)

In the Matter of the Claim of Anna Currie, Respondent, v. Town of Davenport et al., Appellants. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Cullen and George Cholet for appellants.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Henriette Frieder, Ruth Kessler Toch and Daniel Polansky of counsel), for Workmen's Compensation Board, respondent.

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

FUCHSBERG, J.

The issue here is: Was there sufficient evidence presented to sustain the finding of fact made in this case by the Workmen's Compensation Board that claimant's decedent, Vernon Currie, an employee of the Town of Davenport, suffered his death because of natural causes rather than from an accidental injury within the meaning of the Workmen's Compensation Law?

The Appellate Division reversed...

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