Racca v. Parkersburg Rig & Reel Co.

Appeal from the District' Court, Parish of Calcasieu. Thomas P. Porter, Judge. Suit under Act 20 of 1914, Section 8, Subdivision 17 (Amd. Act 85 of 1926), to recover compensation on account of a hernia.

James Racca alleges that on July 26, 1926, he sustained a hernia on the left side, while working for and in the service of the defendant, Parkersburg Rig & Reel Company. That he was receiving at the time a daily wage of five dollars. He claims as compensation 65 per cent of his daily wage for twenty-six weeks and $250.00 in addition with which to pay for an operation.

Defendant admits that…