Legal Opinion
Cropley v. Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co.
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided May 23, 1955No. 7255-APublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOLTA, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Alaska Industrial Board denying compensation to the plaintiff for disability resulting from silicosis allegedly contracted while in the employ of the defendant Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. for several years antedating 1932. The coverage of the Workmen’s Compensation Act was not extended to occupational disease until after 1946 and the disease did not manifest itself until 1954. The defendant Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. has moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim.
Claims for disability for occupational diseases have…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Associated Indemnity Corp. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
- Claim of Schmidt v. Wolf Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- Reiter Liquor License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Anderson v. Sunray Electric, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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- Hall v. Synalloy Corp.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1982
- Kuhne v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1965