Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Helen McSweeney, Respondent, against Railway Express Agency, Inc., Employer and Self-Insurer, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1937-09-29
Citations: 252 A.D. 715
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Helen McSweeney, Respondent, against Railway Express Agency, Inc., Employer and Self-Insurer, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 252
Pages: 715–715

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Helen McSweeney, Respondent, against Railway Express Agency, Inc., Employer and Self-Insurer, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Decedent died from heat prostration. He was engaged in operating a tractor which drew trailers from one railway express station to another. He was stricken while sitting in a tractor, at the employer's Long Island City Express Terminal, at a time when the temperature was 100 degrees. The evidence sustains the award. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Heffernan, JJ.