Melancon v. Chrysler Corp.

In September, 1935, plaintiff was a pastry cook in the cafeteria of defendant company where she had been so employed for five years. In lifting a bowl with a jerk from an electric mixer, the bowl dropped and she struck her left breast against the mixer. .The blow hurt and she stopped work for a few minutes. The struck spot turned red, then black and blue and so remained for about a week. In November, 1936, a lump appeared upon her breast at the point of the bruise, and was found to be a cancer, and her left breast was removed.

Claiming causal connection between the cancer and the injury…