Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1939

Claim of Swartout v. Niagara Falls Young Men's Christian Ass'n

Claim of Swartout v. Niagara Falls Young Men's Christian Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 15, 1939
258 A.D. 828; 15 N.Y.S.2d 625; 1939 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7138
Claim of Swartout v. Niagara Falls Young Men's Christian Ass'n

Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an award made by the State Industrial Board in favor of the claimant for facial disfigurement in the sum of $500. There was evidence to sustain the finding of the Board that claimant was employed as a camp leader and supervisor by the employer; and that in the course of his employment he was directed to participate in a boxing bout, during the course of which he was accidentally injured and sustained a serious and permanent facial disfigurement. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Crapser, Bliss, Schenck and Posta:, JJ.

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