Francis v. Swift & Co.

The plaintiff, a negro laborer, brings this suit under the Compensation Law (Act No. 20 of 1914, as amended), alleging that on February 25, 1928, he was engaged in sweeping oil from the bottom of an oil tank car of the defendant company; that due to the slippery condition of the bottom of the tank car, he fell and in some manner engaged his right leg in a series of coils into which live steam had been pumped; that before he could extricate his leg it was severely burned; that the defendant company paid-him $8.13 per week from the date of the accident until July 14, 1928, when further…