(DOWNLOAD) "Matter Claim Richard G. Glamm v. City Amsterdam" by Court of Appeals of New York " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Matter Claim Richard G. Glamm v. City Amsterdam
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 04, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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[42 N.Y.2d 1026 Page 1026] Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, entered November 9, 1976, which (1) reversed decisions of the Workmen's Compensation Board awarding benefits to claimant, and (2) dismissed the claim. Claimant was injured after he had come upon the scene of a fire being fought in the City of Amsterdam by firemen employed by that city, proceeded to assist the firemen, and fell off the roof of the burning building while he was trying to knock out a boarded-up window on the top floor, as he had been directed to do by a fire department lieutenant. The Workmen's Compensation Board found that he had been deputized by the lieutenant to perform specific duties in an emergency, and that he had become an employee of the city under an implied contract of hire. The Appellate Division concluded that there was no employer-employee relationship between claimant and the city, stating that he had voluntarily interjected himself into a dangerous situation and began assisting the fire fighters without any request on their [42 N.Y.2d 1026 Page 1027]