Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Thomas Coulter, Respondent, against Nassau-Suffolk B & M Corp. and Bankers Indemnity Insurance Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-05-15
Citations: 259 A.D. 942
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Thomas Coulter, Respondent, against Nassau-Suffolk B & M Corp. and Bankers Indemnity Insurance Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 942–942

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Thomas Coulter, Respondent, against Nassau-Suffolk B & M Corp. and Bankers Indemnity Insurance Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Claimant was required to be on the employer's premises twenty-four hours a day as a janitor. He was injured while walking through the cellar on the way to the bath room. Employer's statement admits that the injury was received while claimant was engaged in his occupation as janitor. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Crapser, Bliss, Schenck and Foster, JJ.