Hudson v. Jackson Plating Co.

This appeal represents the second time this matter has been brought to this Court. Currently, defendant Jackson Plating Company and its insurer,, defendant Transportation Insurance Company, appeal by leave granted from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board finding them liable to plaintiff Sam Hudson for benefits ordered by the referee with no right of apportionment from defendant S & S Polishing Company and its insurance carrier, Bituminous Casualty Insurance Company.

In 1972, plaintiff, who had contracted emphysema due to his employment in the plating and buffing industry with…