Hanlon v. Gulf Refining Co.

Opinion by

CunninGHAM, J.,

The claimant in this workmen’s compensation case was. employed by Gulf Refining Company as a pipe-fitter’s helper. On June 7, 1932, while endeavoring to descend from an elevation, eight or nine feet above the ground, by stepping from one pipe line to another, his foot slipped and the inside of his right knee struck the end of a metal cylinder. Upon application to the plant physician on June 8th and upon three subsequent visits, claimant was given liniment with which to treat his apparently slight injury. On June 18th he consulted Dr. Strickmyer, who treated him until…