Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Carl Sigurd, Respondent, against Paul Maxwell 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 Gael Sigurd, Respondent, against Paul Maxwell 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 Gael Sigurd, Respondent, against Paul Maxwell and Ætna Casualty & Surety Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal by the employer and carrier. Claimant was injured while in the employ of the employer. Appellants assert that he was an independent contractor. The evidence does not sustain the assertion, but rather the contrary. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Bliss, Heffernan, Schenck and Foster, JJ.