Hingle v. Maryland Casualty Co.

Peter Hingle, a painter who was employed by Higgins Industries, Inc., brought this suit on April 12, 1946, against the Maryland Casualty Company, Higgins' Insurance carrier, alleging total disability and claiming 400 weeks compensation at the rate of $28 per week and, in the alternative, lessor amounts under other sections of the workmen's statute.

The defendant insurance company admitted that Hingle was employed by Higgins Industries, Inc., and that he was injured in the course of his employment, but denied that he was permanently disabled, averring on the contrary that he had completely…