Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Paul W. Brown, Respondent, against United Services for Air, Inc., et al., Appellants. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1948-03-31
Citations: 273 A.D. 932
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Paul W. Brown, Respondent, against United Services for Air, Inc., et al., Appellants. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 273
Pages: 932–933

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Paul W. Brown, Respondent, against United Services for Air, Inc., et al., Appellants. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal by an employer and insurance carrier from a decision and award of the Workmen's Compensation Board made to claimant for an injury which he sustained while playing volley ball, during the employee lunch hour, on employer's premises. There was evidence to sustain the finding that the recreation in question was afforded with the consent and encouragement of the employer to such an extent as to render it an incident of the employment. {Matter of Bowen v. Saratoga Springs Comm., 267 App. Div. 928; Matter of Wilson v. General Motors Corp., 272 App. Div. 845.) Decision and award affirmed, with costs to the Workmen's Compensation Board. Hill, P. J., Heffernan, Brewster and Foster, JJ., concur; Deyo, J., dissents.