Claim of Oddi v. Cabaret Hurricane

Claimant, a cook, was employed by Cabaret Hurricane from June, 1943, to May, 1944, and by Colony Restaurant from June, 1944, to April, 1945. On November 1, 1943, while in the employ of Cabaret Hurricane, he burned his left hand and filed a claim for compensation. During the course of that proceeding the claimant advanced the contention that the burn had aggravated a pre-existing Dupuytren’s contracture of his left hand. Medical evidence failed to substantiate this contention and the claim was disallowed in that respect. While the case was pending claimant went to work for Colony Restaurant,…