Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Duncan MacRae, Respondent, against Tiger Supply Company, Inc., and Coal Merchants Mutual Insurance Company of New York, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1939-01-18
Citations: 256 A.D. 869
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Duncan MacRae, Respondent, against Tiger Supply Company, Inc., and Coal Merchants Mutual Insurance Company of New York, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 256
Pages: 869–870

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Duncan MacRae, Respondent, against Tiger Supply Company, Inc., and Coal Merchants Mutual Insurance Company of New York, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from an award to claimant. While working unloading bricks he slipped and strained his right groin, resulting in a right inguinal hernia. Objections raised are that there is no competent evidence to sustain the finding of accidental injury; that there is no medical evidence to support the finding that the accident caused the hernia and that the decision of the Board excusing failure to give written notice is contrary to the. evidence. Claimant himself testified that he suffered the strain and sustained the hernia and there is medical evidence supporting causal relation. The evidence supports the finding that the employer had actual notice of the accidental injuries within thirty days after the occurrence thereof. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Heffernan, JJ.