Brock v. Jones Laughlin Supply Co.

This is a compensation suit in which the facts, briefly stated, are as follows:

The plaintiff who is a boiler maker by trade, was employed in his capacity as such by Jones and Laughlin Supply Company during the early days of June 1947. He was performing the regular duties of a boiler maker involving work which is as rough and as heavy as that in any trade or occupation. His rate of pay was $2.00 per hour for a 40 hour work week.

On or about June 10, 1947, he was engaged, with others, on a job of setting up a four-legged upright boiler. He was fastening nuts on two inch bolts to secure the…