Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Sam Surdi, Appellant, v. Premium Coal and Oil Co., Inc., et al., Respondents. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-01-08
Citations: 52 N.Y.2d 860
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Sam Surdi, Appellant, v Premium Coal and Oil Co., Inc., et al., Respondents. Workers’ Compensation Board, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 52
Pages: 860–862

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Sam Surdi, Appellant, v Premium Coal and Oil Co., Inc., et al., Respondents. Workers’ Compensation Board, Respondents.
Argued December 16, 1980;
decided January 8, 1981
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Burton J. Jacowitz for appellant.
Joseph F. Manes for Premium Coal and Oil Co., Inc., and another, respondents.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order reversed, with costs, and the penalty fixed by the referee reinstated for reasons stated in the dissenting memorandum by Presiding Justice A. Franklin Mahoney at the Appellate Division (71 AD2d, at p 965), to which we add only that as in Kurcsics v Merchants Mut. Ins. Co. (49 NY2d 451, 459) so here the issue is one of legislative intent rather than administrative expertise.
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.