Crucible Steel Casting Co. v. Industrial Commission

The action was commenced to vacate an award of the Industrial Commission of death benefits to the widow of an employee of the plaintiff company who* died from tuberculosis found by the commission to have resulted from silicosis sustained while in the employment of the company. The circuit court confirmed the award.

The appellants claim that there is no evidence to support the findings of the commission, (1) of notice to the employer that the employee was afflicted with silicosis, and (2) no evidence to support the finding that he was so afflicted.(1) The employee died January 2, 1929. His last…