195 A.D. 434 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1921
Claimant’s intestate worked for the employer above named for the five years previous to June 1, 1918. He was a stableman and night watchman, lived over the stables with his family, consisting of these claimants. On said first day of June he was leading three horses down the runway in said stable, in New York city, and one of them became unmanageable. Nestor was thrown down and trampled upon by the horses and severely injured. He had to immediately quit work and was sent to a hospital, his dislocated shqulder set, and other numerous bruises and contusions examined. He returned and the company doctor gave him some attention, not much, and ceased attendance July 5, 1918, discharging him as cured. He died July 21, 1918, of heart disease. The employer and employee agreed on compensation, which was approved by the Commission, and paid until the day before he died. On subsequent hearing at which only the attending physician was sworn, and whose evidence was to the effect that there was no causal relation between the accident and the heart disease from which he died, I mean only medical testimony, other evidence was given, viz., death certificate with a disclaimer, and lay witnesses testified, an award was made in favor of the claimants. On appeal this court reversed the award with but one dissent. (191 App. Div. 312.) -We there held “ there is absolutely no evidence that the deceased had a heart lesion at the time of the accident. There is no evidence that the cause of death was heart disease unless it be the death certificate.” The doctor testified that on two examinations no heart difficulty was found, and we, therefore, held that any presumption arising from the introduction of the death certificate in evidence dis
All concur, except John M. Kellogg, P. J., dissenting.
Award reversed and claim dismissed.
