MATTER OF DEAS v. NEW YORK CITY HOUS. AUTH.


74 N.Y.2d 914 (1989)

In the Matter of the Claim of James Deas, Claimant, v. New York City Housing Authority et al., Respondents. Workers' Compensation Board, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Iris A. Steel of counsel), for appellant.

Paul A. Isaacson and Raymond C. Green for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur in memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the decision of the Workers' Compensation Board reinstated.

Workers' Compensation Law § 25 (3) (c) (since amended with minor changes and renumbered as Workers' Compensation Law § 25 [3] [d]) provides that an employer or insurer that fails to make timely payment of a workers' compensation award must pay a penalty "to the injured...

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