Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Theodore White, Respondent, v. Iroquois Gas Corporation, Appellant. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-10-19
Citations: 10 N.Y.2d 869
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Theodore White, Respondent, v. Iroquois Gas Corporation, Appellant. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 10
Pages: 869–871

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Theodore White, Respondent, v. Iroquois Gas Corporation, Appellant. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.
Argued October 10, 1961;
decided October 19, 1961.
Solon J. Stone and Peter B. Schreier for appellant.
Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Daniel Polansky, Paxton Blair and Roy Wiedersum of counsel), for Workmen’s Compensation Board, respondent.
No appearance for claimant-respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs to respondent Workmen's Compensation Board; no opinion.
Concur: Judges Dye, Fuld, Froessel, Burke and Foster. Judge Van Voorhis dissents and votes to reverse and to dismiss the claim upon the ground that it has not been shown to have been an occupational disease (Matter of Detenbeck v. General Motors Corp., 309 N. Y. 558). Taking no part: Chief Judge Desmond.