Legal Opinion
Alcoa v. Vann
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided April 3, 1985No. CA 84-398PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Donald L. Corbin, Judge.
Appellant Alcoa appeals the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding benefits to claimant Raymond Vann for an occupational disease. Appellee, Douglas Vann, represents Mr. Vann’s estate on appeal as he is now deceased. The Commission found that Vann had developed an occupational disease, pleural mesothelioma, a malignant tumor of the lung, as a result of his exposure to asbestos during his employment with Alcoa. We affirm.
Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1314(5)(i) (Repl. 1976) defines occupational disease:
“Occupational disease” as used in this Act, means any…
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