Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Anna Orner, Respondent, against Shapiro & Aronson and American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1942-05-06
Citations: 264 A.D. 803
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Anna Orner, Respondent, against Shapiro & Aronson and American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 264
Pages: 803–804

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Anna Orner, Respondent, against Shapiro & Aronson and American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Award for death benefits to a widow and minor child. There is no proof to indicate that decedent came to his death through suicide. The presumption both statutory and at common law is to the contrary. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Crapser, Bliss, Sehenek and Poster, JJ.