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Claim of Walkowiak v. Pullman Co.

249 A.D. 912 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1937-01-21 English

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In the Matter of the Claim of Joseph M. Walkowiak, Respondent, against The Pullman Company, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

While claimant was engaged in repairing a Pullman railway car he slipped and fell; the fall occasioned a snap and pain in the back, arising from a displacement of both sacroiliac joints and spondylitis. The lay and medical testimony sustains the award for permanent total disability. Award unammously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Bliss and Heffernan, JJ.