Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Alexander Gioia, Respondent, against N. Y. Botanical Gardens, Employer, and State Insurance Fund, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1939-05-10
Citations: 257 A.D. 879
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Alexander Gioia, Respondent, against N. Y. Botanical Gardens, Employer, and State Insurance Fund, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 257
Pages: 879–879

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Alexander Gioia, Respondent, against N. Y. Botanical Gardens, Employer, and State Insurance Fund, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
The claimant was employed as a fireman by the N. Y. Botanical Gardens. The Board found that while he was engaged in his regular employment, after fixing the fire in the furnace, he fell and struck his head on the concrete floor, which resulted in his injury. The claimant gave several versions of the accident and injury,-the facts stated in one of which supports the finding of the Board. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board.