Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Arthur Kern, Respondent, against Premier Coal Saving Device Corp. and Another Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-11
Citations: 246 A.D. 661
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Arthur Kern, Respondent, against Premier Coal Saving Device Corp. and Another Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 246
Pages: 661–662

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Arthur Kern, Respondent, against Premier Coal Saving Device Corp. and Another Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Opinion:
Claimant was employed in the repair of a boiler at a place where the temperature was 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and he perspired freely and his clothing was wet. Near by a water pipe broke and escaping cold water came in contact with his neck and back and wet his clothes further. Within a short period he developed hoarseness and a heavy cold and finally tuberculosis. _The medical evidence is adequate to show causal relation between the accident sustained when the cold water came in contact with the claimant and his present condition. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Bliss, JJ.