Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1978

Lustgarten v. Victor Plumbing Supply

Lustgarten v. Victor Plumbing Supply
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided February 16, 1978
61 A.D.2d 875; 402 N.Y.S.2d 241; 1978 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10361
Lustgarten v. Victor Plumbing Supply

Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed November 12, 1976, which reversed a referee finding that claimant’s decedent’s death did not result from an accident arising out of and in the course of employment. The board found that: "[Bjased upon the credible testimony, particularly that of Mr. Foreman, to the effect that claimant periodically, as much as 2 or 3 times a month, would deliver plumbing supplies to him, in a manner similar as on the day of assault, which resulted in his death, and, that this did constitute an accident arising out of and in the course of employment.” Substantial evidence supports this determination. Decision affirmed, with costs to the Workmen’s Compensation Board against the employer and its insurance carrier. Mahoney, P. J., Greenblott, Sweeney, Staley, Jr., and Mikoll, JJ., concur.

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