Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Jerome Goldsmith, Respondent-Appellant, v. Terminal System, Inc., et al., Appellants-Respondents. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1963-06-27
Citations: 19 A.D.2d 678
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Jerome Goldsmith, Respondent-Appellant, v. Terminal System, Inc., et al., Appellants-Respondents. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 19
Pages: 678–678

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Jerome Goldsmith, Respondent-Appellant, v. Terminal System, Inc., et al., Appellants-Respondents. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal by employer and carrier from an award of disability compensation. Appellants challenge the method used by the hoard in determining claimant's average weekly wage. Claimant was employed regularly on a full-time job as a delicatessen clerk. As a part-time job on every Sunday he.drove a taxi. He sustained an injury in the latter employment. The board has computed his weekly wage pursuant to subdivision 3 of section 14 of the Workmen's Compensation Law, and arrived at an average weekly wage of $69.26 with a weekly compensation rate of $46.17, which is higher than his actual weekly compensation as a taxi driver. This is clearly a ease of dual and dissimilar employment, in fact it is conceded. Under the circumstances the board was justified in using the method authorized by subdivision 3 of section 14 of the Workmen's Compensation Law. (Matter of Stallone v. Liebmann Breweries, 12 A D 2d 716, affd. 10 N Y 2d 907; Matter of Ednie v. Five Star Beverage Co., 16 A D 2d 845; Matter of Marlin v. Y N Cab Corp., 17 A D 2d 876.) Award affirmed, with costs to the Workmen's Compensation Board. Bergan, P. J., Coon, Gibson and Taylor, JJ., concur; Herlihy, J.: I concur on the authority of Matter of Stallone v. Liebmann Breweries (10 N Y 2d 907).