STATE INDUS. INS. SYSTEM v. LODGE

No. 21963.

822 P.2d 664 (1991)

The STATE INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM, an Agency of the State of Nevada, Appellant, v. Helen LODGE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 6, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Scott Young, Gen. Counsel, Carson City, Nancy K. Richins, Associate Gen. Counsel, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Beckley, Singleton, DeLanoy, Jemison & List and Daniel F. Polsenberg, Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Frank Lodge (Frank) was a sheet metal worker, an occupation which involves working with asbestos and fiberglass insulation. In 1976, he became totally disabled with silicosis, a respiratory illness, as a result of his employment. Frank did not file a claim for worker's compensation benefits until December of 1984, when he met another worker with a respiratory disease who was receiving benefits under the Nevada Occupational Diseases Act...

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