New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of the Claim of Ida Kowalek, Respondents, Against New York Consolidated Railroad Company…

November 16, 1920229 N.Y. 489

Summary

The Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division's affirmation of the State Industrial Commission's award, holding that the employee's death did not arise out of or in the course of his employment and therefore was not compensable under the Workmen's Compensation Law.