Ewers v. Buckeye Clay Pot. Co.

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LLOYD, J.

Plaintiff in error and defendant in error will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant.

The defendant, The Buckeye Clay Pot Company, was engaged in the manufacture of tile, pots and other burnt clay products. The plaintiff is the administratrix of the estate of Chauncy Ewers, who died on March 18, 1925, and who, for approximately thirteen years prior thereto, had been an employe of defendant. Defendant was subject to and had complied with the Workmen’s Compensation Law. During the decedent’s employment he contracted non-tubercular fibrosis of the lungs caused by inhaling…