Johnson v. Valley Grey Iron Foundry

Elwood Johnson, plaintiff-appellee, was 65 years old at the time of the hearing and had been employed by Saginaw Foundries, defend ant-appellant, hereinafter referred to as Saginaw, from July 1951 to May 5, 1969, and employed by Valley Grey Iron Foundry, defendant-appellee, hereinafter referred to as Valley, from May 7, 1969 to October 3, 1969.

Plaintiffs primary jobs with Saginaw were those of a furnace helper, ladle man and grinder. Plaintiff testified that while so employed the atmosphere within Saginaw’s plant was contaminated with dust and smoke. In 1968 plaintiff noticed a shortness of…