Goodman v. National Casualty Co.

The plaintiff was employed by Post Exchange No. 13 at Camp Polk, the Exchange being one of several operated by the same concern at Camp Polk in selling goods, wares and merchandise, such as toilet articles, notions, cold drinks, candy and beer, as well as other articles purchased and used by the soldiers at the Camp.

Plaintiff was injured in the course of his employment while handling a beer container about half full of ice water. He claims that he fell when he slipped on a step and the beer can struck him in the lower part of his left side causing an incomplete hernia. He sued the…