Karwacki v. General Motors Corp.

Plaintiff, a hammer man, sustained an accidental injury on July 16, 1937, when a small piece of hot metal entered his glove and inflicted a superficial burn at the base of the right thumb, an infection later developing at the site of the burn. Thereafter, he alternately worked for the defendant employer at his regular employment and at work intended to rehabilitate him until October 28,1937.

He continued to complain of his injury and inability to work and was examined by various physicians, including Dr. Linus J. Foster, a neuropsychiatrist.

Upon application to the department of labor and…