Maple v. American Sugar Refining Co.

On June 5, 1947, plaintiff, Percy Maple, Jr., sustained injuries arising out of and occurring during the course of his employment with defendant, American Sugar Refining Company.

Claiming that as a result he was totally and permanently disabled, Maple brought this suit against the said corporation, praying for judgment for $20 per week for four hundred weeks and for $500 as medical expenses.

Defendant admitted the employment of plaintiff and that on the day in question he had been engaged in unloading sacks of sugar from a boxcar, but it denied that the duties of plaintiff were such as entitled…