Landers v. City of Muskegon

Claimant’s husband, William Landers, was employed in defendant’s fire department. On the morning of December 30, 1915, the department was called upon to extinguish a fire in the hold of the steamer Nyack, which was being wintered in that port. The boat stood out of the water about 40 feet, and more or less of the water thrown from the hose would strike the side of the boat and' splash back onto* the *751firemen. By reason of this, the deceased became very wet. He was on duty nearly 12 hours before the fire was extinguished. The next morning he was taken ill, but kept at his work until January 2d,…