Groff v. Department of Labor & Industries

This is an appeal by the claimant in a workman’s compensation case from a judgment of the superior court affirming an order of the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (hereafter called the Board), which had affirmed the order of the Supervisor of Industrial Insurance denying the claim for benefits under the workmen’s compensation act. The claimant’s contention is that he developed a disabling pulmonary condition, as a result of exposure to fumes and smoke in the course of his employment in an aluminum plant.

The factual issues to be determined are two: (1) Is the pulmonary condition of the…