Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Birger Gullestad, Respondent, against Swanson Construction Corporation and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1936-05
Citations: 248 A.D. 652
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Birger Gullestad, Respondent, against Swanson Construction Corporation and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 248
Pages: 652–652

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Birger Gullestad, Respondent, against Swanson Construction Corporation and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Claimant was injured on November 10, 1932. He elected to sue a third party. On June 27, 1933, his action was dismissed on the ground that it had been brought against the wrong party (the general instead of the subcontractor). He then elected to take compensation. (Matter of McCann v. Baker Elevator Corp., 264 N. Y. 529.) Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Bliss and Heffernan, JJ.