Decision handed down by Appellate Division, March 22, 1939 259 260 261 A hernia developed as the result of this injury and the insurance carrier provided medical attention and hospitalization. An operation was performed on December 9, 1932, and on December 20, 1932, decedent died of pulmonary embolus resulting from the operation. A letter dated November 11, 1932, giving the details of the accident was sent by the decedent to his employer and an employer's first report of injury with notice of controversy then filed with the Industrial Board. The employee's claim for compensation and the claim for death benefits was dated December 4, 1932, and January 9, 1933, respectively. The Referee who heard the case in the first instance made an award of death benefits. Upon an appeal to the Industrial Board the member of the Board who first heard the case affirmed the decision of the Referee. An appeal was taken to this court. The Attorney General thereafter returned the case to the Industrial Board because neither the Referee nor the Board had excused the failure to give written notice and the case was then restored to the calendar for consideration of the question of notice. After further hearings the Referee disallowed the claims for disability and death benefits giving the reason that no grounds were shown upon which failure to give notice within thirty days might be excused. Upon the appeal by the claimant the single Board member who had reviewed the case affirmed the Referee. Later upon a further review by the entire Board the decision of the single Board member 264 263 262 Decision handed down by Appellate Division, was affirmed by a three to two vote and it is from this last decision disallowing the claim that the appeal is taken. The Industrial Board made no findings as to whether the employer and carrier had knowledge of the accident or were prejudiced by the failure to give notice. It merely found that such notice had not been given and that such failure had not been excused. This finding did not go to the question as to whether any facts existed upon which the failure might properly have been excused. It is quite significant that the employer's own doctor operated on the deceased and that this operation caused the death. Claimant had not been disabled so that he was unable to work until he entered the hospital on December 9, 1932, for the operation. Likewise the employer knew of the incident in which the claimant was alleged to have been injured and that he had at that time picked up an elderly woman patron of employer's theatre and carried her down the aisle of the theatre to the stairway. Knowledge of this fact was given to the employer within three days after the accident. Award reversed with costs to the claimant-appellant against the employer and insurance carrier and matter remitted to the State Industrial Board. Respondent's motion to dismiss this appeal is de nied. Hill, P.J., Rhodes, McNamee, Crapser and Bliss, JJ., concur. Order of the Appellate Division, March 22, 1939 265 266 ORDER OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION, At a Term of the Appellate Division of the CENTURY CIRCUIT, INC., and AETNA LIFE IN SURANCE COMPANY, Respondents, Respondent. STATE INDUSTRIAL BOARD, 267 The appeal in the above entitled matter having been duly brought to argument during the above cap 270 269 268 Order of the Appellate Division, March 22, 1939 tioned term, and having been argued by Ralph W. Nolan, Esq., for appellant, and Frank L. Ward, Esq., for respondents, and due deliberation having been had and decision thereon having been handed down March 22, 1939, it is Ordered, that the decision herein be and the same is hereby reversed, with costs to the claimant against the employer and insurance carrier, and matter remitted to the State Industrial Board. Order of the Industrial Board, April 21, 1939 271 ORDER OF THE INDUSTRIAL BOARD, Before the Industrial Board of the State of New York IN THE MATTER The Claim for Death Benefits under the Work- VS. Claimant-Appellant, CENTURY CIRCUIT, INC., Employer, and AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Insurance Carrier, 272 Respondents. 273 Case No. 3223805-Disability 3225468-Death The above named Charlotte Doyle, having appealed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in and for the Third Judicial Department, from the award and decision of the Industrial Board of the State of New York, for which findings were signed in the office of said Board on or about the 22nd day of March, 1938, whereby compensation was |