Ohio Court of Appeals, 1929

Industrial Commission v. Polcen

Industrial Commission v. Polcen
Ohio Court of Appeals · Decided March 4, 1929 · Mauck, Middleton, Roberts
7 Ohio Law. Abs. 718; 1929 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 1263

Industrial Commission v. Polcen

Opinion of the Court

EPITOMIZED OPINION

Where plaintiff had been employed for upwards of ten years in a chemical plant and at the time complained of and for a considerable period theretofore had been working in the chemical department, and *719it appeared that employes in this department were subjected to sulphuric fumes and vapors which caused them to cough and sneeze, a violent coughing spell 'which seized plaintiff while so employed, resulting in an inguinal hernia causing disablement, entitles him to compensation for an injury arising out of his employment; nor can such condition be attributed to an occupational disease.

Opinion by

ROBERTS, J. MIDDLETON & MAUCK, J. J., concur.

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