Atiles Moréu v. Industrial Commission

Mr. Justice Snyder with whom Mr. Justice Marrero concurs,

dissenting.

I am unable to agree with the majority opinion. I concede arguendo that the asthma of the workman was aggravated over a period of time by the conditions under which he worked. His illness was therefore caused by his wor,k. But our Act does not make compensable every illness resulting from the work of the employee. Our Act provides for compensation only if in the course of his employment he was either injured in an accident or contracted one of the occupational diseases listed in the Act.

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