Unica v. United States

ERVIN, District Judge.

This was a libel by the assistant cook, a Filipino, who accidentally fell about 30 feet into the hold of the vessel, January 25, 1922, and was badly bruised and suffered a Colies fracture of the left wrist. The fall also left him with his right leg partially paralyzed, and some injury to the nerves of his lower back. He was raised from the hold after being given first aid, and examined. His wrist seemed to have been knocked out of joint, and this was pulled into place, and the forearm was painted with iodine, which blistered it, and then put into a bandage. He was put to…