Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Frances Weiss, Respondent, against Buffalo Scale Co., Inc., and The State Insurance Fund, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1941-09-24
Citations: 262 A.D. 979
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Frances Weiss, Respondent, against Buffalo Scale Co., Inc., and The State Insurance Fund, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 262
Pages: 979–979

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Frances Weiss, Respondent, against Buffalo Scale Co., Inc., and The State Insurance Fund, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal by employer and insurance carrier from an award of death benefits to the widow of a deceased employee. The sole question is whether the decedent's death was caused by an accidental injury which arose out of and in the course of his employment. He died from a heart attack while engaged in his employment. It has been found that the attack was brought on by unusual efiort and activity. There is evidence to sustain this finding. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Bliss, Heffernan, Schenck and Foster, JJ.