Bradford v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.

HAMITER, Judge.

The washing of an automobile was being undertaken by plaintiff on April 17, 1937, when he slipped and straddled one of the iron beams of the grease rack on which the machine was resting. 'Injury resulted, so he was sent by his employer, the McDonald Tire Company of Bastrop, Louisiana, to Dr. Howard Sims for observation and treatment. The diagnosis was that a right inguinal hernia had been sustained. This physician, during the latter part of said month of April, performed an operation for the relief of the condition. On July 14, 1937, the employee was discharged as being then…