Hughes v. Lakey Foundry Corp.

Eagle-Ottawa Leather Company, and its worker’s compensation insurer, appeal from the findings and decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) ordering both Eagle-Ottawa and Lakey Foundry 1 to pay disability benefits to plaintiff.

Plaintiff Hughes was employed for 25 years by Lakey Foundry. His job required strenuous, repetitive movements of his back and exposed him to gas, sand and dust. Lakey Foundry closed in February, 1972. From November or December, 1972, to February, 1974, plaintiff worked at Eagle-Ottawa Leather Company, performing somewhat lighter work, but also involving…