Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Lillian Phillips, Respondent, against Queens Electric Shops, Inc., and Ætna Casualty & Surety Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-09-18
Citations: 260 A.D. 824
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Lillian Phillips, Respondent, against Queens Electric Shops, Inc., and Ætna Casualty & Surety Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 260
Pages: 824–824

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Lillian Phillips, Respondent, against Queens Electric Shops, Inc., and Ætna Casualty & Surety Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from an award for funeral expenses made by the State Industrial Board under the Workmen's Compensation Law. Deceased, a salesman, was killed in an automobile accident while driving home from interviewing a prospective customer. Appellants contend that the accident did not arise out of and in the course of the employment and that the death resulted solely from intoxication. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Bliss, Heffernan, Schenck and Foster, JJ.