Moreno v. Campbell, Wyant & Cannon Foundry

Defendants appeal by leave granted from the February 6, 1984, opinion and order 1 of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board reversing the hearing officer’s decision and awarding plaintiff benefits, finding that he had sustained a compensable work-related injury. The WCAB found that plaintiffs October 30, 1974, injury (heart attack) left him with a continuing partial disability which was aggravated to total disability by an April, 1977, nonwork-related injury.

Plaintiff worked as a coremaker at defendant foundry. His job entailed taking a core, weighing approximately 30 to 40 pounds, and…