Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1939

Claim of Gioia v. N. Y. Botanical Gardens

Claim of Gioia v. N. Y. Botanical Gardens
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 10, 1939
257 A.D. 879; 11 N.Y.S.2d 1005; 1939 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8255
Claim of Gioia v. N. Y. Botanical Gardens

Opinion of the Court

The claimant was employed as a fireman by the N. Y. Botanical Gardens. The Board found that while he was engaged in his regular employment, after fixing the fire in the furnace, he fell and struck his head on the concrete floor, which resulted in his injury. The claimant gave several versions of the accident and injury,-the facts stated in one of which supports the finding of the Board. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board.

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