Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Leona Avery, Appellant, v. City or Middletown, Respondent. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1973-11-15
Citations: 33 N.Y.2d 771
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Leona Avery, Appellant, v. City or Middletown, Respondent. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 33
Pages: 771–773

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Leona Avery, Appellant, v. City or Middletown, Respondent. Workmen’s Compensation Board, Respondent.
Argued October 18, 1973;
decided November 15, 1973.
William Goldstein for appellant.
Dominic A. Morabito for respondent.

Opinion:
Order reversed, with costs against the respondent city, on the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division, the determination of the Workmen's Compensation Board vacated, and the Referee's decision reinstated.
Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Bubke, Gabrielli and J ones. Judge Jasen dissents and votes to affirm in the following opinion in which Judges Bbeitel and Wachtleb concur.