In the Matter of the Claim of Bessie M. Smith, Respondent, Against Heine Safety Boiler Company, Appellants…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and dismissed the claim for death benefits, holding that the Workmen’s Compensation Act does not apply to an employee of a foreign corporation injured outside New York when the employment contract was made in New York before the Act and the employer no longer had business in the state.