Compton v. Ford Motor Company

Lawrence Spencer contracted silicosis during his employment with the defendant, Ford Motor Company. He was transferred to a noninjurious occupation in March, 1948. He continued to work until October, 1950. He died in June, 1951. Plaintiff, Frozene Spencer Compton, is his daughter. She was born in March, 1923, and was married in 1943. In 1944 she went to live with her father and thereafter was employed by a corporation engaged in war work. She was divorced in 1947, and in May, 1951, she married Louis Compton. Plaintiff is a graduate of Hamtramck high school and later attended Tuskegee…