Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Henry Stoddard, Respondent, against School District No. 11, Town of Coeymans, Coeymans, N. Y., Employer, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-01-17
Citations: 258 A.D. 1015
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Henry Stoddard, Respondent, against School District No. 11, Town of Coeymans, Coeymans, N. Y., Employer, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 258
Pages: 1015–1015

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Henry Stoddard, Respondent, against School District No. 11, Town of Coeymans, Coeymans, N. Y., Employer, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
This is an appeal from an award made by the State Industrial Board. The claimant was engaged in painting a schoolhouse at the time the accident occurred. It is claimed by the employer-appellant that he was an independent contractor. The State Industrial Board has found he was an employee. The evidence sustains the finding of the State Industrial Board. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present —- Hill, P. J., Crapser, Bliss, Heffernan and Foster, JJ.