Hollenbach v. North Wales Foundry Co.

Opinion by

Wbigi-it, J.,

On February 2,1953, Jacob Hollenbach filed a claim petition under The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act,1 alleging total disability as the result of silicosis. His claim was disallowed by the Referee, the Board, and the court below. This appeal followed.

Hollenbach had been employed as a molder by the North Wales Foundry Company for twenty-four years. At the time of the Referee’s hearing in June, 1953, he was 67 years of age. On October 10, 1952, he quit work, complaining that he felt tired, had shortness of breath, suffered a loss of appetite and was troubled by…