Decedent was employed as a compositor in a small printing shop. There is adequate proof that as part of his work he was required to lift "forms" or "moulds" from the floor to a table from 10 to 12 times a day. These each weighed from 25 to 30 pounds. For some time before the accident here involved claimant had a mild, reducible right inguinal hernia. On March 13, 1957 he came home earlier than usual and told his wife that he had felt a sharp pain after lifting something heavy...
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