Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. v. Smith

Respondent (applicant) Smith was an employee of petitioner Consolidated Yultee Aircraft Corporation which was insured against liability, pursuant to the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law, by its copetitioner Eagle Indemnity Company.

About 8 o ’clock on the morning of April 3, 1944 applicant was descending from the “nose-hole opening,” four feet by four feet in dimensions, of a B-24 bomber. In letting himself down, his foot missed the wheel used for support and he dropped down suddenly a short distance. He noticed an acute pain in his left groin, so severe that he was compelled to…