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ANDERSON v. COHEN IRON WORKS

38 N.Y.2d 511 (1976)

In the Matter of the Claim of Walter J. Anderson, Respondent, v. William Cohen Iron Works et al., Appellants. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Harding and Patrick J. Malone 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 GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur; Judge COOKE taking no part.

JASEN, J.

The issue in this case is whether a conviction for operating a motor vehicle without an operator's license constitutes an "illegal act" within the meaning of subdivision 4 of section 205 of the Workmen's Compensation Law, thus precluding recovery of disability benefits.

On July 14, 1971, Walter Anderson, an employee of the William Cohen Iron Works, was injured in an automobile accident in Sullivan...

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