Claim of Fey v. Republic Aviation Corp.

The employer and the carrier appeal from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board in favor of the claimant, which reversed a decision of the referee. Claimant worked for the employer and in December, 1953, as the result of exposure to “ Renite ”, a plastic preparation, he contracted dermatitis of the hands and wrists, from which condition he continued to suffer in varying degrees without losing time from his employment until June, 1955 when he took sick leave. In September, 1955, he resigned from his employment for reasons other than the condition mentioned herein. On November…