Staller v. Staller

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

On September 5, 1938 claimant, in the course of his employment as a painter, contracted lead poisoning and as a result was totally disabled for the period ending November 14, 1938. “Poisoning by lead......in any occupation involving direct contact with, handling thereof, or exposure thereto” is included in the enumeration of occupational diseases made compensable by the Occupational Disease Compensation Act of July 2,1937, P. L. 2714, 77 PS 1101. At the time of contracting the disease claimant had been in the employ of defendant continuously for about eight years and since…