Claimant, a 54-year-old woman, a reporter employed by the appellant, covered a trial in the Federal District Court in New York City in the summer of 1949. During the six-week trial she worked for several hours a day at a desk in a corridor outside the courtroom. The courtroom was air-conditioned but the corridor was not. Claimant testified that an electric fan, located about 10 feet behind the desk, played on her back constantly while she was working. On July 8, 1949, the...
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