Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Kenneth Bury, Respondent, against New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-03
Citations: 243 A.D. 838
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Kenneth Bury, Respondent, against New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company, Appellant. State Indus trial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 243
Pages: 838–839

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Kenneth Bury, Respondent, against New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company, Appellant. State Indus trial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Wood, employee of New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company, was directed to employ men and teams to fill its icehouse. He employed claimant, who was injured while engaged in drawing ice from the pond to the railroad. Appellant contends that Wood was an independent contractor. The evidence establishes that Wood was the agent or servant of the railway company and in employing claimant acted for it. (Matter of Westfelt v. Atlas Furniture Co., 256 N. Y. 578.) Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Bliss, JJ.