Brewer v. Pan American Airways, Inc.

BUFORD, J.:

This is a case under the Workmens Compensation Act.

The pertinent facts were succinctly stated by the deputj commissioner for the Industrial Commission as follows:

“The claimant, Elmer Brewer, while in the employ of Pan American Airways, Inc., Miami, Florida, on May 22, 1943, suffered an injury by accident when he was struck in the back, at the base of the spine, by a large buffer; that claimant was confined to the hospital for three days as a result of said injury and was given medical treatment for a period of nine weeks, after which he returned to work; that the employer paid…