Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1945

Claim of Davis v. Harris Structural Steel Co.

Claim of Davis v. Harris Structural Steel Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided September 19, 1945
269 A.D. 915; 57 N.Y.S.2d 586; 1945 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4449
Claim of Davis v. Harris Structural Steel Co.

Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an award of death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Decedent was employed as an iron worker in a structural steel factory. He sustained an accidental injury to the third finger of his left hand. Apparently tetanus developed and caused his death. There is a difference of medical opinion on the cause of death and causal relation. Only questions of fact are presented. Award affirmed, with costs to the Workmen’s Compensation Board. All concur. [See post, p. 1005.]

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