Hyatt v. Waverly Mills

WELLS, Judge.

In their first and third assignments of error, defendants contend that the Commission erred in finding that plaintiff is permanently and totally disabled as a result of chronic obstructive lung disease which, plaintiff contracted as a result of his exposure to cotton dust during his employment as a textile worker. Defendants’ argument takes two tacks: one, that the evidence does not support a finding of total disability; and two, that the evidence does not support a finding that plaintiffs disability was caused solely by his exposure to cotton dust in his employment. The standard…