Creighan v. Pittsburgh

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin B. Jones,

Appellee, a salaried fireman, sued the City of Pittsburgh for disability benefits under the so-called “Heart and Lung Act.” 1

*572From May 11, 1937 until February 22, 1949, the appellee was employed by the City as a salaried fireman. In March 1949 appellee was found to be suffering from tuberculosis of the respiratory system: from April 14, 1949 until April 30, 1950, he was a patient at a sanitarium; from April 30, I960 until October 1951, he was an out-patient and then returned to the sanatarium where he remained until September 1953. On November 24, 1953,…