Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Mary Van Herpe, Respondent, against Roman Catholic Home of the Good Shepherd, or Convent of the Good Shepherd, Employer, and Commercial Casualty Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1936-05
Citations: 248 A.D. 654
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Mary Van Herpe, Respondent, against Roman Catholic Home of the Good Shepherd, or Convent of the Good Shepherd, Employer, and Commercial Casualty Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 248
Pages: 654–654

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Mary Van Herpe, Respondent, against Roman Catholic Home of the Good Shepherd, or Convent of the Good Shepherd, Employer, and Commercial Casualty Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from a death benefits award to widow. The hearsay evidence as to the accident was corroborated by the testimony of the widow and the son. Each saw the injured toe and foot, and the widow applied hot packs after the husband " returned from work; " he told them that a heavy piece of iron fell, striking him on the great toe. The statement of injury by the employer admitted the happening of the accident. A physician testified to the causal relation between the injury and the death. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, MeNamee, Bliss and Heffernan, JJ.