Chiodo v. Whitehead & Kales Co.

Plaintiff Anthony Chiodo sustained an injury to his back while employed as a structural steelworker by the R. C. Mahon Company in 1944. Dr. Frederic Schreiber removed some loose fragments from the left sacral area. Chiodo received compensation for this disability and later made a lump-sum settlement with the Mahon Company. After working as a shirt salesman he returned to his structural steel trade.

In May of 1947, after being examined and questioned as to his physical condition, plaintiff entered the employ of defendant Whitehead & Kales Company. Subsequently he worked for others. On February…