Claim of Burcia v. St. Joseph Lead Co.

Appeal by self-insured employer from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensa*1125tion Board holding the employer liable for the death of the decedent resulting from silicosis and refusing to impose liability upon the Special Fund for Reopened Cases. The decedent became totally disabled by silicosis on December 18, 1943. An award of $25 per week was paid by the employer until October, 1947, when the $5,000 limit, under the law then prevailing, was reached. The decedent died November 14,1947. Nearly four years later, on October 17, 1951, a death claim was filed under the amended statute,…