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Matter of Slade v. Perkins

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 14, 1974
33 N.Y.2d 988 (N.Y. 1974)

Opinion

Argued January 14, 1974

Decided February 14, 1974

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department.

John M. Cullen and Herbert Lasky for State Insurance Fund, appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Jorge L. Gomez, Ruth Kessler Toch and Daniel Polansky of counsel), for Workmen's Compensation Board, respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs, on the memorandum at the Appellate Division. The court notes additionally that the Appellate Division properly interpreted the board's decision as one in which it made a conscious choice between conflicting testimony as to what was credible.

Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, RABIN and STEVENS.


Summaries of

Matter of Slade v. Perkins

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 14, 1974
33 N.Y.2d 988 (N.Y. 1974)
Case details for

Matter of Slade v. Perkins

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of LEE R. SLADE, Respondent, v. ALBERT PERKINS…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 14, 1974

Citations

33 N.Y.2d 988 (N.Y. 1974)
353 N.Y.S.2d 744
309 N.E.2d 140

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