Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bergeron and Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, Respondents, against The Press Company, Inc., and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1937-09-29
Citations: 252 A.D. 716
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bergeron and Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, Respondents, against The Press Company, Inc., and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 252
Pages: 716–716

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bergeron and Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, Respondents, against The Press Company, Inc., and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Award to Special Funds under subdivisions 8 and 9 of section 15 and subdivision 2 of section 25-a of the Workmen's Compensation Law. Decedent was engaged as a newsboy on one of employer's routes (Mo. 124). He delivered papers to about fifty regular customers, and collected weekly from all except a very few, who subscribed and paid annually. His compensation was one cent on each paper. He was subject to the supervision and direction of employer's agents and representatives. The evidence sustains the award. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present - — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, Crapser, Bliss and Heffernan, JJ.