Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Geraldine Davis, Respondent, against Harris Structural Steel Company, Inc., Appellant. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1945-09-19
Citations: 269 A.D. 915
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Geraldine Davis, Respondent, against Harris Structural Steel Company, Inc., Appellant. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 269
Pages: 915–915

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Geraldine Davis, Respondent, against Harris Structural Steel Company, Inc., Appellant. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from an award of death benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Law. Decedent was employed as an iron worker in a structural steel factory. He sustained an accidental injury to the third finger of his left hand. Apparently tetanus developed and caused his death. There is a difference of medical opinion on the cause of death and causal relation. Only questions of fact are presented. Award affirmed, with costs to the Workmen's Compensation Board. All concur. [See post, p. 1005.]