Universal Foundry Co. v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations

This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment confirming a July 14, 1975 order of the defendant-respondent Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations (hereafter D.I.L.H.R.). The D.I.L.H.R. order modified and as modified confirmed the March 17, 1975 findings and order of a D.I.L.H.R. hearing examiner. The July 14th order required the plaintiffs-appellants, Universal Foundry Co. and Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company (hereafter companies) to pay worker compensation benefits to Frederick R. Buh-row (hereafter applicant) for silicosis disability.

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