Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1953

Claim of Benjamin v. Republic Steel Corp.

Claim of Benjamin v. Republic Steel Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 8, 1953
282 A.D. 1084; 126 N.Y.S.2d 67; 1953 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5877
Claim of Benjamin v. Republic Steel Corp.

Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the claimant from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board awarding death benefits to the mother of the decedent but denying death benefits to a twelve-year-old brother of the decedent. The board’s finding that the brother of the decedent was not a dependent within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Law was supported by substantial evidence. Decision and award unanimously affirmed, without costs. Present — Foster, P. J., Bergan, Coon, Halpern and Imrie. JJ

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