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New York Court of Appeals, 1946

Matter of Cook v. New York Central Railroad Company

Matter of Cook v. New York Central Railroad Company
New York Court of Appeals · Decided July 23, 1946 · Fuld
68 N.E.2d 872; 296 N.Y. 576; 1946 N.Y. LEXIS 1171 (North Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Matter of Cook v. New York Central Railroad Company

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND and THACHER, JJ. FULD, J., dissents on the ground that the voluntary and gratuitous payment of drug or medical bills is not "payment * * * of compensation previously awarded" within the meaning of section 25-a of the Workmen's Compensation Law. Taking no part: DYE, J.

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: . Loughran, Oh. J., Lewis, Conway, Desmond and Thacher, JJ.

Dissenting Opinion

Fuld, J.,

dissents on the ground that the voluntary and gratuitous payment of drug or medical bills is not “ payment * * * of compensation previously awarded ” within the meaning of section 25-a of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Taking no part: Dye, J.

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