Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Rudy Watz, Respondent. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Respondent. Philip Ross, as Industrial Commissioner, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-02-08
Citations: 46 N.Y.2d 876
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Rudy Watz, Respondent. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Respondent. Philip Ross, as Industrial Commissioner, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 46
Pages: 876–877

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Rudy Watz, Respondent. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Respondent. Philip Ross, as Industrial Commissioner, Appellant.
Argued January 10, 1979;
decided February 8, 1979
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Irving Jorrisch, Samuel A. Hirshowitz and Murray Sylvester of counsel), for appellant.
MacNeil Mitchell, Patrick J. Caulñeld and Charles W. Muller for employer respondent.
No appearance for claimant-respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
We agree that there is not substantial evidence in . the record to sustain the determination of the appeal board that the relationship between claimant and Equitable Life Assurance Society was that of employee-employer during the period January 1, 1974 through December 1, 1974.
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Fuchsberg concur in memorandum.
Order affirmed.