MATTER OF YARAK v. MAGNESIA ASBESTOS INSULATION CO.


7 A.D.2d 667 (1958)

In the Matter of the Claim of Anna Yarak, Appellant, v. Magnesia Asbestos Insulation Co. et al., Respondents. Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

November 10, 1958


Decedent's death was caused by cancer of the lung with metastasis to the brain. Claimant's medical expert considered it likely that the growth of the tumor was accelerated, as was the dissemination of the cancer cells, by decedent's exposure to dust from fiber-glass and other materials while engaged in the work of insulating pipes. The expert called by the employer and its carrier denied any causal connection between the work and...

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