Case Name: Before State Industrial Commission, Respondent. In the Matter of the Claim for Compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Law, Made by Jennie C. Pohl, Widow, Appellant, in Behalf of Herself and Minor Children, for the Death of Bernard J. Pohl, Deceased, v. General Electric Company, Employer and Self-Insurer, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1921-07
Citations: 198 A.D. 962
Docket Number: 
Parties: Before State Industrial Commission, Respondent. In the Matter of the Claim for Compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, Made by Jennie C. Pohl, Widow, Appellant, in Behalf of Herself and Minor Children, for the Death of Bernard J. Pohl, Deceased, v. General Electric Company, Employer and Self-Insurer, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 198
Pages: 962–962

Head Matter:
Before State Industrial Commission, Respondent. In the Matter of the Claim for Compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, Made by Jennie C. Pohl, Widow, Appellant, in Behalf of Herself and Minor Children, for the Death of Bernard J. Pohl, Deceased, v. General Electric Company, Employer and Self-Insurer, Respondent.

Opinion:
Decision unanimously affirmed on the ground that there is no evidence of a causal relation between the work of the deceased and the strangulation of the pre-existing hernia which caused his death.