The award of double compensation was allowed to the claimant on the ground that at the time of the accident he was a minor, seventeen years of age, and was working for the employer without an employment certificate in violation of sections 130 and 131 of the Labor Law. The employer was the owner of the Lakeside Riding Academy located at Lakeview, Long Island. He employed claimant, a minor seventeen years of age, as a groom at the riding academy. In addition to maintaining...
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