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MATTER OF SMITH v. TOMPKINS COUNTY COURTHOUSE

60 N.Y.2d 939 (1983)

In the Matter of the Claim of Douglas Smith, Sr., Claimant, v. Tompkins County Courthouse et al., Respondents. Workers' Compensation Board, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Henriette Frieder and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for appellant.

Thomas J. Spargo and Raymond C. Green for State Insurance Fund, respondent.

Martin Luster for claimant.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur in memorandum.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, without costs, and the decision of the Workers' Compensation Board reinstated.

Claimant, a deputy sheriff of Tompkins County, injured his back when a motorcycle collided with his patrol car during the course of his employment. He was hospitalized on two occasions following the accident and received numerous treatments for relief of back pain. When...

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