Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1940

Sacco v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co.

Sacco v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 25, 1940
260 A.D. 957; 24 N.Y.S.2d 872; 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5607
Sacco v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co.

Opinion of the Court

Order denying appeUant’s motion for judgment on the ground that it appears from the pleadings and biU of particulars that plaintiff is entitled to compensation for his injuries under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, and not entitled to sue under the Jones Act, affirmed, with ten doHars costs and disbursements. Whether the plaintiff was or was not a member of the crew is a question of fact, to be determined upon the proof adduced. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, CarsweU, Adel and Close, JJ., concur.

See U. S. Code, tit. 46, § 688 et seq.— [Rep.

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