Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Harry Josephson, Appellant, against Arthur Behrman et al., Respondents. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1944-12-29
Citations: 268 A.D. 1010
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Harry Josephson, Appellant, against Arthur Behrman et al., Respondents. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 268
Pages: 1010–1010

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Harry Josephson, Appellant, against Arthur Behrman et al., Respondents. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
There was substantial evidence pro and con upon the question as to whether the unwitnessed industrial accident claimant alleged ever occurred, and also as to its causal relation to injuries for which compensation was claimed. The evidence as to whether the accident happened, along with allowable inferences therefrom, was such as to present a sharp issue of fact. Claimant's credibility was thrown into sharp relief. We may not say that the Board's finding that the accident was " unproven " is against the weight of evidence, and the same consideration applies to the disputed question of causal relation. Decision affirmed, without costs. Bliss, Heffernan, Brewster and Foster, JJ., concur; Hill, P. J., dissents.