Lewis v. Allied Contractors, Inc.

Raper, District Judge.

Lewis Leonard Lewis, plaintiff, while working for the Allied Contractors, Inc., in September, 1926, came in contact with poison ivy, and as a result he became infected with blood-poisoning, which totally disabled him from September 13, 1926, to September 1, 1927. At the time of the accident he was receiving weekly wages in the sum of $24 and was therefore entitled to receive compensation at the rate of $15 a week during total disability, which compensation (together with medical and hospital expenses) was paid by the Southern Surety Company, insurance carrier for the…