Bishop v. United States Steel Corp.

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

United States Steel Corporation has appealed from a judgment awarding appellee, Fred L. Bishop, permanent partial disability benefits to the body as a whole. The basis of the disability benefits awarded was silicosis contracted by appellee while working at a zinc mine operated by appellant. Appellant insists that there is no material evidence that plaintiff, in the course of his employment, was exposed to respirable free silica in quantities sufficient to cause silicosis; that the allowance of medical expenses to appellee was in error since examination and treatment was…