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Claim of Wipfler v. City of Elmira

252 A.D. 717 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1937-09-29 English

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In the Matter of the Claim of Michael W. Wipfler, Appellant, against City of Elmira and Another, Respondents. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Appeal by claimant, a civil engineer of the city of Elmira, from a decision denying compensation, for injuries sustained by him in a fall In the City Hall of about forty-one feet over the stairway to a stairs landing three flights below. The State Industrial Board has found upon sufficient evidence that the injuries sustained by claimant were due solely to intoxication. Decision unanimously affirmed, without costs. Present — Hill, P. J., Rhodes, Crapser, Bliss and Heffernan, JJ.