Odanah Iron Co. v. Industrial Commission

The applicant in this case had worked in iron mines since 1917. He entered the employ of plaintiff in 1926, and his employment terminated October 31, 1933. From December 4, 1933, until June 27, 1934, he operated a steam shovel and did repair work at the Newport mine. He did no work thereafter. He later filed a claim for compensation against plaintiff, and on May 22, 1936, the examiner found that while he had contracted first-stage silicosis as a result of his work for plaintiff, he had sustained no actual physical disability. The application was dismissed. The findings 'and order were…