Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Clarence Williams, Respondent, against Duff Distributing Company and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1936-01
Citations: 246 A.D. 871
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Clarence Williams, Respondent, against Duff Distributing Company and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 246
Pages: 871–871

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Clarence Williams, Respondent, against Duff Distributing Company and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Claimant, while lifting a box containing a case of mayonnaise, felt a jerk and strain in his right side and a hernia resulted. The claim was first disallowed, further testimony taken and an award made directing the employer and the insurance carrier to furnish an operation. Prom this determination the appeal was taken. The evidence sustains the Industrial Board's finding of an accident. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Bliss, JJ.