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Claim of Hamilton v. Landau Amusement Corp.

262 A.D. 787 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1941-05-07 English

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In the Matter of the Claim of Frank Hamilton, Respondent, against Landau Amusement Corp. and Mutual Casualty Company, Appellants. State Industrial Board, Respondent.

Claimant, a billposter, was in the employ of a theatre corporation. He was an employee and not an independent contractor. Award affirmed, with costs to the State Industrial Board. Hill, P. J., Bliss and Schenck, JJ., concur; Crapser and Foster, JJ., dissent and vote to reverse the award and dismiss the claim on the ground that the claimant was an independent contractor.