Young v. United Fruit Co.

McBRIDE, Judge.

Charlie Young, a colored man about forty-eight years of age, met with an accident and was injured while in the-employ of the United Fruit Company as a freight handler on May 4, 1949. Claiming" that his injuries rendered him totally and permanently disabled to do work of a. similar nature, he brings this suit against his employer seeking to recover compensation at the maximum rate for 400 weeks,, plus $500 medical expenses, less compensation paid him for a period of about six weeks.

The answer denied the accident “for lack of sufficient information to justify a belief.” Defendant…