Wells v. Hobart Corp.

COMBS, Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Montgomery Circuit Court, reversing an order by the Workers’ Compensation Board which dismissed appellee’s claim for permanent occupational disability benefits.

Appellee Ollie Clayton Greene worked as a laborer for appellant Hobart Corporation for over nine years. During the last five years, Greene suffered continuous exposure to vapors from an acid stripper and dust from a polyvinyl coating process. In April of 1979, Greene developed severe shortness of breath at work, requiring medical treatment. Later that month, *113Greene suffered…