Greer v. United States Steel Corp.

Opinion by

Watkins, P. J.,

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County refusing appellant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.

The history of the appeal is as follows: On December 29, 1973, the plaintiif Allison Greer, filed a complaint in trespass against the employer-defendant, United States Steel Corporation, seeking damages as a result of the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff alleged he contracted pulmonary fibrosis as a result of his exposure to the noxious emissions incident to his employment at the defendant’s Clairton works.

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