Goodman v. Bay Castings Division of Gulf & Western Industries

The plaintiff, Vinnia Goodman, moved to Michigan in 1959, after doing industrial work in other states from 1941 to 1959. After moving to Michigan, she worked steadily, though at four different places of employment, until November 8, 1968. As of that date, she was disabled due to pulmonary emphysema, chronic bronchitis, probable bronchiectasis, probable byssinosis, and kyphosis of the dorsal spine.

The plaintiff then brought an action under the Workmen’s Compensation Act against her prior Michigan employers for the past ten years. The Silicosis and Dust Disease Fund voluntarily entered an…