Miller v. Midwest Foundry Corp.

In August, 1959, plaintiff began working for defendant as a molder. The molding job subjected plaintiff to excessive twisting, turning, and lifting. On September 13, 1967, plaintiff made his initial complaint of back trouble to a plant foreman. Plaintiff was off work for about a month receiving treatment for which defendant voluntarily paid him benefits. He returned to this same job and after a while began having back trouble again. Plaintiff was subsequently laid up from July 30 to September 28, 1968, for which he also received benefits from defendant. Upon his return to work he sought and…