Bergeron v. Travelers Insurance

JANVIER, Judge.

Herman Bergeron, a stevedore laborer employed by Standard Stevedoring Co., Inc., sustained physical injury on October 19, 1956, when a bale of cotton fell on his right foot fracturing the fifth metatarsal bone which is the bone which, according to the doctors, “articulates with the little toe.”

He was paid compensation at the rate of $35 per week until he had received a total of $490. Medical expenses amounting to $204.25 were also paid. On advice of medical experts, compensation was then discontinued, the doctors feeling that he had entirely recovered and was able to return to…