Caulder v. Waverly Mills

EXUM, Justice.

The employee-plaintiff, Clifton Caulder, was a textile worker his entire working life, the last thirteen years of which he was employed by defendant Waverly Mills. His claim is for workers’ compensation for incapacity to work caused by chronic obstructive lung disease. Concluding that Caulder’s lung disease was occupational and compensable and that he was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of the disease while working for Waverly Mills and while Employers Mutual Insurance Company was on the risk, the Industrial Commission awarded Caulder compensation for total disability…