Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1942

Claim of Taylor v. Board of Education, Union Free School District No. 1

Claim of Taylor v. Board of Education, Union Free School District No. 1
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 11, 1942
263 A.D. 1033; 33 N.Y.S.2d 724; 1942 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7964
Claim of Taylor v. Board of Education, Union Free School District No. 1

Opinion of the Court

Claimant, a school teacher, suffered an injury “ whEe walking on her employer’s premises and whEe approximately three feet from the school door.” The injury resulted from a faE occasioned by coming in collision with a dog that was running on the school grounds. Claimant’s business was not confined solely to the interior of the school building. The presence of children on the school grounds attracted dogs. The injury resulted from her employment. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Crapser, Bliss, Schenck and Foster, JJ.

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