Hassell v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen

Mr. Presiding Judge HARVEY

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

The plaintiff in error, M. O. Hassell, instituted this suit against the defendant in error, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen, to recover accrued monthly benefits of $50 per month on account of his being “totally and permanently disabled or incapacitated to perform all manual labor,” on account of the amputation of his left arm. The case was tried with a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of Hassell for the recovery of the monthly sums that had accrued at the time of the…