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Matter of White v. Iroquois Gas Corp.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 19, 1961
179 N.E.2d 506 (N.Y. 1961)

Opinion

Argued October 10, 1961

Decided October 19, 1961

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department.

Solon J. Stone and Peter B. Schreier for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Daniel Polansky, Paxton Blair and Roy Wiedersum of counsel), for Workmen's Compensation Board, respondent.

No appearance for claimant-respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs to respondent Workmen's Compensation Board; no opinion.

Concur: Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, BURKE and FOSTER. Judge VAN VOORHIS dissents and votes to reverse and to dismiss the claim upon the ground that it has not been shown to have been an occupational disease ( Matter of Detenbeck v. General Motors Corp., 309 N.Y. 558). Taking no part: Chief Judge DESMOND.


Summaries of

Matter of White v. Iroquois Gas Corp.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 19, 1961
179 N.E.2d 506 (N.Y. 1961)
Case details for

Matter of White v. Iroquois Gas Corp.

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of THEODORE WHITE, Respondent, v. IROQUOIS GAS…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 19, 1961

Citations

179 N.E.2d 506 (N.Y. 1961)
179 N.E.2d 506
223 N.Y.S.2d 501

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