Hiltz v. Atlantic Refining Co.

BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Hiltz, an engineer on vessels operated by the defendant, Atlantic Refining Co., brought the suit at bar pursuant to the provisions of the Jones Act1 to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained in the course of his employment by reason of the defendant’s, negligence.

Hiltz endeavored to prove in the court below that he contracted tuberculosis of the lungs or a tuberculosis of his lungs was aggravated because the defendant furnished him with improperly ventilated sleeping quarters for a period of time on board the last ship on which he sailed.…