McCormick v. Jones

In the latter part of July, 1924, appellant, at that time an employee in the United States navy yard at Bremerton, was injured in an accident, and sustained a broken back. Tbe injury consisted of a fracture of a portion of the fifth lumbar vertebra. He was treated for bis injuries for some time at tbe Puget sound navy yard, by reason of tbe fact tbat be bad been injured while an employee of tbe United States in a civil service department. Thereafter be was discharged from tbe navy yard hospital, and finally, under tbe direction of tbe United States employees’ compensation commission, of…