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MIZUGAMI v. SHARIN W OVERSEAS

81 N.Y.2d 363 (1993)

In the Matter of Keiko Mizugami, Claimant, v. Sharin West Overseas, Inc., et al., Appellants. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 8, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fischer Brothers, New York City (Amy Levitt and Richard A. Cooper of counsel), for appellants.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General, New York City (Howard B. Friedland, Jerry Boone, Peter H. Schiff, Jane Lauer Barker and Theresa E. Wolinski of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and SMITH concur.

BELLACOSA, J.

This case presents the question whether the terms of the 1953 Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States and Japan require that a nonresident Japanese national claimant must be treated in the same manner as a United States citizen, irrespective of Workers' Compensation Law § 17. The United States Constitution provides...

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