Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Inez Giovine, Respondent, against United Hebrew Cemetery and Glens Falls Indemnity Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1941-11-19
Citations: 263 A.D. 772
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Inez Giovine, Respondent, against United Hebrew Cemetery and Glens Falls Indemnity Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 263
Pages: 772–772

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Inez Giovine, Respondent, against United Hebrew Cemetery and Glens Falls Indemnity Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from an award of death benefits to a widow. The husband met his death while employed in a cemetery in connection with the digging of a grave and the burial of a body. He was struck by lightning. His employment exposed him to the hazard. (Matter of Katz v. Kadans & Co., 232 N. Y. 420; Matter of Christiansen v. Hill Reproduction Company, 262 App. Div. 379; Matter of Hughes v. St. Patrick's Cathedral, 218 id. 796; affd., 245 N. Y. 201; Matter of Many v. Bradford, 266 id. 558.) Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Crapser, Hefíernan, Schenek and Foster, JJ.