Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of John O'Connor, Respondent, against Consolidated Gas Company of New York, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-01
Citations: 243 A.D. 661
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of John O’Connor, Respondent, against Consolidated Gas Company of New York, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 243
Pages: 661–661

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of John O’Connor, Respondent, against Consolidated Gas Company of New York, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Claimant was employed as a foreman of a gang working on gas pipes. A gas main burst and he was nearly overcome. On his way home he was taken with coughing and hemorrhage from the lungs. The employer's doctor treated him that same day. Causal relation was established. Proper notice was given to the employer on the same day. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, MeNamee, Crapser and Heffernan, JJ.