St. Louis Smelting & Refining Co. v. Industrial Commission

The plaintiff in error, the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Company, operated a lead smelting furnace in Madison county, and Joe Benno began work at the establishment on February 22, 1919, as a feeder, helper and charge-wheeler. On April 9, 1919, while tending a furnace he was affected by smoke and gas from the furnace and became dizzy and vomited. He laid down for a time and then walked home with some assistance from a fellow-workman. He had pain in his stomach and in the calf of his right leg and made application to the Industrial Commission for compensation, alleging that his physical…