Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Margaret S. Skyner, Respondent, against Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1933-11
Citations: 240 A.D. 926
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Margaret S. Skyner, Respondent, against Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 240
Pages: 926–926

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Margaret S. Skyner, Respondent, against Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Award for death benefits reversed and claim dismissed, with costs against the State Industrial Board, on the ground that there is no corroboration of the hearsay declarations of the deceased. Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee and Bliss, JJ., concur; Heffernan, J., dissents and votes to affirm the award on the ground that the declarations of the deceased are sufficiently corroborated.