Basner v. Defoe Shipbuilding Co.

Israel Basner, 66 years of age, worked for the defendant Defoe Shipbuilding Company as hookup man on a crane. On the 23d day of July, 1943, while in -the course of his employment on the night shift, he fell over a piece of angle iron. He claims that as a result he injured his side and back. He further claims that he notified the foreman of the injury, was told to finish the night shift, if he could, and to “tako it easy.” Upon completion of his work, he went to the employer’s first aid station, where he was taped and referred to his employer’s physician. The latter removed the tape and…