McManus v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc.

In the course of his employment as an engineer on a vessel of the appellant, the libellant sustained a scratch on his left shin. The injury did not incapacitate him and he continued to perform his duties until the end of the voyage, August 29, 1942. Thereafter, on September 3rd, he entered the employ of another shipowner for whom he worked until September 17, when the ship’s doctor discovered an ulcerous condition of the left shin requiring medical attention. The libellant obtained treatment at a United States Marine Hospital from September •18 to September 30, 1942 when he was pronounced…