Decedent, aged 57, resided in Amsterdam, New York, and was employed by the New York State Thruway Authority as a toll collector. On September 29, 1971 at about 2:15 P.M., while traveling on the Thruway towards Exit 23, his collection station, he sustained fatal injuries. He was to report at his station some 25 miles away at 3:00 P.M. The board denied claimant benefits on the ground decedent's death did not arise out of, nor in the course of, his employment. In urging reversal...
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