NEWMAN v. PUB. OVERSIGHT BD


127 A.D.2d 302 (1987)

In the Matter of the Claim of Helen Newman, Respondent, v. Public Oversight Board et al., Appellants. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

April 30, 1987


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond C. Green (Eva Baer, Patricia McMahon and Jerome Platzman of counsel), for State Insurance Fund, appellant.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Adele Bernhard and Carlin Meyer of counsel), for Workers' Compensation Board, respondent.

MAHONEY, P. J., KANE, MAIN and LEVINE, JJ., concur.


CASEY, J.

At issue on this appeal is the interpretation of the provisions of Workers' Compensation Law § 16 (2-a) which govern the death benefits to be paid to a surviving spouse and children upon the spouse's remarriage. For the surviving spouse, the statute provides two years' compensation in one sum upon remarriage, and in the case of two surviving children, the statute provides that each child shall...

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