Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Lora May Hut, Respondent, against Lejack Holding Corp. and New Amsterdam Casualty Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1941-09-24
Citations: 262 A.D. 978
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Lora May Hut, Respondent, against Lejack Holding Corp. and New Amsterdam Casualty Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondents
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 262
Pages: 978–978

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Lora May Hut, Respondent, against Lejack Holding Corp. and New Amsterdam Casualty Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondents

Opinion:
Decedent was the janitor or superintendent of an apartment house. The sewer became clogged and the basement began to fill with water. When it was two or three feet deep decedent began to bail it out. During this active and additional work he became ill. Three days later he died from coronary sclerosis which a physician testified was caused by physical exertion in connection with bailing the water from the basement. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Bliss, Heffernan, Schenck and Foster, JJ.