Riley v. Berry Bros. Paint Co.

Plaintiff wMle in the employ of the defendant paint company suffered an inguinal hernia. Admittedly it arose out of and in the course of Ms employment. He petitioned for an award of compensation under the occupational disease amendment to the •workmen’s compensation act, i. e., Act No. 61, Pub. Acts 1937 (Comp. Laws Supp. 1940, § 8485-1 et s'eq., Stat. Ann. 1939 Cum. Supp. § 17.220 et seq.). On review before the department, compensation was denied and plaintiff has appealed.

The above-cited amendment contains the following :

“Section 1. * * # (a) The word “disability” means the state of being…