MATTER OF GLAZE v. VILLA MFG. CO.


45 N.Y.2d 942 (1978)

In the Matter of the Claim of Gloria Glaze, Respondent, v. Villa Manufacturing Company et al., Appellants. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 31, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Moore for appellants.

Lester H. Rappaport for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


MEMORANDUM.

On the record in this case, the issue of whether decedent was an independent contractor at the time of his death was a question of fact within the sole competence of the board to resolve.

Specifically, the requirement of the substantial evidence rule was met here, among other facts, by the appellant's field supervisor's testimony that he attempted no control of decedent's work or hours, but merely checked...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases