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CREIGHAN v. PETTSBURGH

389 Pa. 569 (1957)

Creighan v. Pittsburgh, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 27, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Shorall, with him J. Frank McKenna, Jr., for appellant.

Thomas Lewis Jones, with him Dale Cleland, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO, ARNOLD, JONES and COHEN, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BENJAMIN R. JONES, May 27, 1957:

Appellee, a salaried fireman, sued the City of Pittsburgh for disability benefits under the so-called "Heart and Lung Act."1

From May 11, 1937 until February 22, 1949, the appellee was employed by the City as a salaried fireman. In March 1949 appellee was found to be suffering from tuberculosis of the respiratory system: from April...

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