Odom v. Atlantic Oil Producing Co.

in May, 1925, plaintiff was in the employ of defendant, doing work connected with the drilling of oil wells in the parish of Bossier, and was receiving as compensation $31.50 a week. While on a derrick, adjusting a traveling block for defendant, he was jerked and thrown on a wheel, receiving certain injuries as a result. He brought this suit against defendant, under the Employers’ Liability Act, to recover compensation for the injuries so received, claiming it in the sum of $20 a week for a period of 400 weeks, -and also to recover $250 for medical, surgical, and hospital expenses.

Plaintiff…