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Claim of Carlson v. Devoe & Reynolds

250 A.D. 804 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1937-03-17 English

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In the Matter of the Claim of Alfred Carlson, Respondent, against Devoe & Reynolds and Another, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Appeal from an award of the State Industrial Board. Claimant had been in the employ of Devoe & Reynolds mixing paints for fourteen years. He was temporarily laid off on June 29,1930. About a month thereafter, the doctor diagnosed claimant’s condition as lead poisomng. The evidence supports the finding that claimant contracted the lead poisoning within one year prior to the disablement

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therefrom. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Heffeman, JJ.