Ironton Fire Brick Co. v. Madden

MOREMEN, Judge.

Appellee, Cleff Madden, is a clay miner who worked for appellant Ironton Fire Brick Company, under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. He performed hard work because the ceilings of the mine were low and it was necessary to handle heavy chunks of clay as well as blocks of slate which fell from the ceilings of the mine. Appellee testified that he had had no trouble with.his back prior to August 1953, even though he had worked at his occupation fop many years, but at that time he; experienced pain which gradually .and periodically became worse. He related that after…