Milwaukee County v. Industrial Commission

The defendant Strathmann was employed by the Muirdale sanatorium of Milwaukee county, a sanatorium for tuberculous patients, as an attendant nurse from June, 1930, until November, 1934. Pier work required her to come in close personal contact with the patients. In October, 1934, defendant contracted a cold which lasted for two weeks. A short time later a diagnosis of tuberculosis was made. A hearing was had before an examiner of the Industrial Commission on August 1, 1935. At that time the defendant was totally disabled, but on August 7, 1935, the examiner found that she had not contracted…