Claim of Brooks v. Ridgeway

Appeal by two separate employers, one Ridgeway and one Martakis, and their respective carriers, from an award of disability compensation which was apportioned between the two employers. Each appellant contends that there is no substantial evidence to support findings of accident and causal relation. Claimant was a painter and both employers were painting contractors. On April 27, 1953, while employed by Ridgeway, claimant was painting a gas station and was working alone. In preparation for the painting it was necessary for him to move a pile of used tires, 40 or 50 in number, and heavy oil…