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Claim of McSweeney v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.

252 A.D. 715 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1937-09-29 English

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In the Matter of the Claim of Helen McSweeney, Respondent, against Railway Express Agency, Inc., Employer and Self-Insurer, Appellant. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Decedent died from heat prostration. He was engaged in operating a tractor which drew trailers from one railway express station to another. He was stricken while sitting in a tractor, at the employer’s Long Island City Express Terminal, at a time when the temperature was 100 degrees. The evidence sustains the award. Award unanimously affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Heffernan, JJ.