Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Michael W. Wipfler, Appellant, against City of Elmira and Another, Respondents. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1937-09-29
Citations: 252 A.D. 717
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Michael W. Wipfler, Appellant, against City of Elmira and Another, Respondents. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 252
Pages: 717–717

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Michael W. Wipfler, Appellant, against City of Elmira and Another, Respondents. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal by claimant, a civil engineer of the city of Elmira, from a decision denying compensation, for injuries sustained by him in a fall In the City Hall of about forty-one feet over the stairway to a stairs landing three flights below. The State Industrial Board has found upon sufficient evidence that the injuries sustained by claimant were due solely to intoxication. Decision unanimously affirmed, without costs. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, Crapser, Bliss and Heffernan, JJ.