Barentine v. W. R. Aldrich Co.

Plaintiff brought this suit against his employer, the Aldrich Company, and its insurance carrier, Travelers Insurance Company, for compensation on the basis of $19.50 per week for a period not exceeding 400 weeks, less payments of compensation for thirty weeks at $13 per week, plus medical expenses not exceeding $250. He alleges that he was working as a carpenter helper, working ten hours per day for six days per week at 50 cents per hour, or a total weekly wage of $30. His claim is for 65% of this weekly wage based on total and permanent disability. He alleges further that while he was…