Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Marie S. O'Donnell et al., Respondents, against Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company, Ltd., et al., Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1944-01-19
Citations: 267 A.D. 842
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Marie S. O’Donnell et al., Respondents, against Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company, Ltd., et al., Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 267
Pages: 842–842

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Marie S. O’Donnell et al., Respondents, against Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company, Ltd., et al., Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Award for death benefits. Decedent was the " harbor master of pier 46, North River ". He attempted to step from the pier to a barge alongside, his foot slipped from a plank guard five inches wide attached to the side of the barge, and he fell between the pier and the barge and was drowned. Award affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Hill, P. J., Bliss, Heffernan and Sehenck, JJ., concur.