Fields v. G. M. Brass & Aluminum Foundry Co.

Plaintiff was awarded workmen’s compensation by the commission and the defendants ap peal. The only question involved is whether plaintiff suffered a disablement within the meaning of the act. On April 15, 1949, plaintiff while employed by the defendant foundry company became totally disabled from performing the work in which he was engaged, namely, as a bench molder lifting and carrying molds for the defendant brass and aluminum foundry company. The molds weighed from 20 to 300 pounds. He handled from 20 to 40 molds a day and had help only in handling the heavier molds weighing more than 100…