MATTER OF JOHNSON v. INT'L TALC CO.


66 A.D.2d 941 (1978)

In the Matter of the Claim of Wilabel Johnson, Appellant, v. International Talc Company et al., Respondents. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent

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

December 14, 1978


Claimant's deceased husband, while employed for approximately 20 years, including a period with International Talc Company from January, 1954 to July, 1954, was exposed to talc. He filed a claim for compensation on May 24, 1973 alleging a lung condition. He died on November 21, 1973. The board found that decedent had a partial pulmonary disability due to pneumoconiosis, as a result of inhalation of talc and silicosis dust and pulmonary emphysema. The board also found that...

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