Sandy v. Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc.

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Defendant appeals from an order overruling its demurrer to plaintiff’s complaint. The court having certified the question presented to be important and doubtful, the cause is properly here.

These, in substance, are the facts recited in the complaint:

Plaintiff, a qualified machinist, was employed as such by defendant at its Riverside plant in Duluth from August 1943 until and including December 24, 1944, at which time his services ended because of his having contracted a skin ailment, medically termed dermatitis, which compelled him to quit and to seek medical aid and…