Fitch v. Princess Coals, Inc.

STEINFELD, Judge.

Appellant, Charles H. Fitch, age 48, had spent most of his working life in the coal mines. In 1966 he noticed shortness of breath and on March 28, 1968, he terminated his employment with appellee, Princess Coals, Inc. He filed a claim for benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law asserting that he had silicosis naming Princess Coals, Inc. and the Special Fund as defendants. The board dismissed the claim, from which order Fitch unsuccessfully appealed to circuit court and now appeals here. We affirm.

Fifteen physicians testified, eleven for Fitch and four for the…