MATTER OF DE MAYO v. RPI


74 N.Y.2d 459 (1989)

In the Matter of Thomas De Mayo, Claimant, v. Rensselaer Polytech Institute et al., Respondents, and Special Fund for Reopened Cases, Appellant. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris N. Lissauer for appellant.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Pico Paul Ben-Amotz, O. Peter Sherwood, Peter H. Schiff, Jane Lauer Barker and Theresa E. Wolinski of counsel), for Workers' Compensation Board, respondent.

Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


Chief Judge WACHTLER.

Thomas De Mayo, the claimant here, injured his right ankle and knee in August of 1974 while he was working for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. The Workers' Compensation Board (Board) awarded the claimant benefits for the period between August 9, 1974 and November 4, 1974, and in 1982, the case was closed. In January of 1983, however, based on a medical report that indicated that...

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