Case Name: Before State Industrial Board, Respondent. Frank Di Carlo, Respondent, v. Elmwood Construction Company and Another, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1926-01
Citations: 215 A.D. 857
Docket Number: 
Parties: Before State Industrial Board, Respondent. Frank Di Carlo, Respondent, v. Elmwood Construction Company and Another, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 215
Pages: 857–857

Head Matter:
Before State Industrial Board, Respondent. Frank Di Carlo, Respondent, v. Elmwood Construction Company and Another, Appellants.

Opinion:
Award reversed and matter remitted, with costs against the State Industrial Board to abide the event, on the ground that reduction of vision previous to the accident should have been taken into account in fixing the percentage of loss of use of the eye due to the accident, under Workmen's Compensation Law, section 15, subdivision 7, and on the authority of Ladd v. Foster Bros. Mfg. Co. (205 App. Div. 794); Lewis v. Lincoln Engineering Corp. (213 id. 545) and Przekop v. Ramapo Ajax Corp. (214 id. 512). All Concur.