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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 1966 DOC#: NG037 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Worker's Compensation Case Judgment NEW JERSEY C E P LABOR AND INDUSTRY Division of Workmen's Compensation MORRIS COUNTY DISTRICT PETER PAUL A fU flE N iy) petitioner* vs. NATIONAL GYPSUM C O .. IN C .. Respondent. CLAIM PETITIO N C-8103 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF PETER PAUL ARMENTI FOR BENEFITS FROM JUDGMENT AND ADVISORY. REPORT A s to elig ib ility fo r benefits in One P e rc e n t Fund. THE.O..N..E...P..E..R...C..E..N..T...F..U..N..D.......... APPEARANCES: FRANK J . O'BRIEN. E sq u ire. A tto rn ey f o r P e titio n e r, John W. Devlin. E sq u ire , appearing; JAMES J . CARROLL. E quire. A ttorney fo r Respondent. Eugene C. Galvin. E sq u ire, appearing; GRACE J . FORD, E squire, A ssistan t Deputy Attorney . G eneral, representing C om m issioner Raymond F. Male, tru ste e of the One P e r Cent Fund. s t a t e m e n t OF AWARD ASSESSED AGAINST RESPONDENT: 10? of p a rtia l to ta l on the b a sis of 4 50-week schedule, 45 w eeks a t $30. 00 am ounting to L ess $70. 00 previously erro n e o u sly paid $ L 350.00 70.00 $ 1, 230. 00 ( Liu* *nd The respondent is to reim b u rse the petitioner $100. 00 upon presentation of a receipted bill fo r his confinem ent In the M orristow n Hospital in 1802 S 100. 00 - 2- Tht respondent Is fu rth er to reimburse tbs petitioner for any m edication paid for b j him in connection with h is pulmonary condition upon presentation of receipted bills* Dr. Max Singer f o r h is exam ination and appearance Frank J. O 'Brien. E squire, petitioner's attorney, counsel fee Stenographic fees ASSESSED AGAINST THE P E TITIONER: Dr. Saul U eb , 804 Clinton Avenue, Newark, for two exam inations and re p o rts Dr. Max Singer fo r exam ination and rep o rt Frank J. O 'Brien. E squire. Attorney for petitioner, counsel fee $ 40.00 2 ISO. 00 $ 12.30 $ 70.00 $ 40.00 Counsel fee waived The p e titio n e r, P e te r PaulArmenti. S r .. Hied a Claim Petition Number C-8103 alleging th erein that he *\ras in the employ of the respondent on 9/8/1926 to 6/1956 during which period he was exposed to dust, including asbestos dust, causing p etitio n er to contract asb esto sia of both lungs. " TUe m a tte r cam e on fo r hearing before tne Honorable Horace P rio letta, Deputy D ire c to r (now Judge of Compensation), and he adjudicated the m atter in fav o r o f the p e titio n e r and entered a judgm ent onCjanuary 27^) Q 959^ which, in te r alia, contained the following determ ination; "The perm anent d isab ility re s u ltin g from the accident is pulm onary asbestosis in nature, and the extent th ereo f I find and determ ine to be JS^2/3% of partial total. " (Exhibit 1 -1 in evidence.) The judgm ent was fully paid, and the last payment thereon was made on July 11, 1963. The pulmonary condition from which toe petitioner nas been suffering p ro g resse d after the entry of the judgment, and toe peti tioner filed an A pplication fo r Review o r r.lodi/lcation of F orm al Award on August 22, 1963. On June 1. 1965, toe petitioner filed a verified petition with toe Honorable Raymond F . M ale, D irector (C om m issioner) of the Departm ent ot LAbor and Industry o f toe State of New Je rse y , in accordance with the pro- vluioru >f N. J . J . A- 3 4 :1 5 * 9 4 e t seq. . I ihmJO* Han ftf 7*1i ,Tto 2i 1B6 the Application for Heview or iodine, tioa of the Formal Award and the Application for benefit, under the One P- Cent Pund a i heretofore aet forth came on for hearing before me at 3 Scnuyler F la c e , M orristow n, New Je rse y , I am eatiafied from the evidence preaented that the comoens i^ pulmonaxy condition has worsened and therefore the pulmonary disabilit^ ~ increased but not to the extent w here this condition alone is msnnnaiM V " h i, totai and perm anent disability. The I h C r e . s c d d r s r n . / j r o ^ L ; ju sU ile . a m odification of the F o rm a l Award previously entered to tta X of sn in c re a s e of iO p e r cent o f h i . total and perm anenf disability Since the evidence su p p o rts the finding that th* , totally and p erm an en tly disabled and uneaployablf as a r e s S w ^ h " ** effects of both the pre-existinff cardiovascular i ?? toe co~ :>''r- the com pensable pulmonaxy condition, the conclusion * e " i i " atl0MWi5:i the c irc u m sta n ce s p rese n te d th at the respondent should h . ^ eacap ab le anc th . pulm onary -Usability resu ltin g from Ms exposure in t h c e m M o ^ L " bringing h j . e ^ " . ^ . T o f S T "* stem s with ail subsequent amendm ents end supplements thereto. ` toi<tiler 2 . u f is * ': r ; s r s s ; s r " 5" establi^eTei^ r ^ ^ n d e r a n c ^ ^ " tidedn c ^ <^ne ^ e r Cent Fund benefits a s provided by law arovidino >f* ^ o r p rio r to ffrnT->pnfmt,Tlsnt of paym ent f .,__ .. ^ ^*5* however, that a fte r, the p etitlo n x r ehal! suM ult h im self to sum te rn c r",.' F'" f " Jd th e re " inutsearbviilietwy., e s m ey be req u ired to e stab lish Ms cMoniuXnueeda ttoetaSl fa.n^d perm "ane"nt One P e r Cent Fund untfl the aw ard enter^d T National Gypsum Co.. Inc. " " to pa^ entfi " ^er th< ****** the 1. 1963. the date p e titio n e rfile d h is a ^ lic ^ U o k f o r ^ / 7 "**-***' b e io n Jun* fita as hereinabove set forth. *^e ^ e r '"ent -P^nd tea e- perio d afo remenUonecT ^ ?>e U -w Cei subject to such reco n sld eratio n s and ex ten sio n , . . -. ` J ' S' A' '"4:1=>" 1a<b>* subject to th . provisions o, tee W o H n n l E E X M E E X 1" 4 ; Xalso o rd e r that upon request of the petitioner, the respondent " furnish such treatm en t as m ay be required for Ills compensable pulmonary ' condition. At the conclusion of the trial, 1 made certain observations and findings which w ere recorded and which are n.ade a p a rt hereof as if set forth fully herein. P u rsu an t to such findings. Judgment is entered in accordance with the above STATEMENT OF AWARD. P u rsu an t to the provisions of R.S. 34:15- 64. as amended, it is directed that am ounts to be deducted for the p e titio n e r's expenses a re to be paid to the p e rs o n s en titled to the sam e, the rem ain d er to be paid directly to the p e titio n e r. ' Dated: A pril 1S66.  ' -V " * M' U ;A T ,0 ^ 2 o iM cl * -- TIFICA TION AW. I _ J*:S L ^ A U -STA TE OFFICE - i u o ^ v v c o 02 HIGH ST.. 2, ^ j. '' STATE OP NEW JERSFV , PSPARTtfENT; OF LABOR aS tS idSTRV **'`U4P i *ftofc 1 .DIVISION OF. WORKMEN 'S. CO^fENBT^ON ^ yy ' ' ' D l s i r i c t ' * ^ " 1^ 6 ^ P eter Paul A rm enti, vs. P etitioner , N ational Gypsua C o., I n c ., - S e lf-l^ ffu r* * * __________ ___________ F rin ii J . n ^ w " - ance ComPany) ' Respondent . j M u ^ S m ^ g f i l c Sn t i' ' (Address) TO THE DIVISION OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION: P ete r Paul AraenH . (Name) xsmsm xaKXsxws+-s{ iin ciaim petition inmu.. uc-88110033 the 0rdepkInter8^1j i m ^ ^ 7tf*|^q,Jlsrton f Wart<ben'ii CompenSation- to-review ( c a t e ) ' ............ " ' : : ' - ; by Judge o f Workmen' C o o p e r a tio n Horace P r i o l e t t e ^ > d a lle g e s th a t th e d i s a b i l i t y o f , F e te r P.,,1 / j__ . (Moma #*** j___ a ( S ta te manner in which d i s a b i n t - v h = iNf me I n Ju r e d ) r i^ in c re ase d o r dlm inis'l l l t y has term inated o r manner and extent [in creased as follow s: p e t i t i o n e r la erwml-t- i and 7i s- u n aVbIle tCoCBw^ Uorkt *, l 7 , tV j to ta lly disabled I PtAINTIFF'S I ia to ta lly d ab b led ! p e tlC lo n e r'` Date o f / date of * * * '* *,: 1 si.:n *`^f `r* V ,, ^OA r -* . t - *- f .'Hi..- .. * / fit.. *'7' ' --.'io* F r I n j t r y jQBr: t o g / l / s f e '- d ' ----------J7 M,,' onth,.'.XpVa.y iOandtrsy. eTar`)Vi l a s t payment Ju ly 26, 1963 (Month, Day and Year) F. . , ' vi. V ^ :' ***** f u 'H y : Pid s ta te l - J i o t , i s com p en satio n b e in g p a id ? No ____________________ * ____ y ___*__ . . * __ C R T A ~ 4 '0 T o 3 0"