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HILTZ v. ATLANTIC REFINING CO.

No. 8717.

151 F.2d 159 (1945)

HILTZ v. ATLANTIC REFINING CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 2, 1945.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Freedman & Goldstein, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Otto Wolff, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa. (Lewis, Wolff & Gourlay, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BIGGS and GOODRICH, Circuit Judges, and LEAHY, District Judge.

BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Hiltz, an engineer on vessels operated by the defendant, Atlantic Refining Co., brought the suit at bar pursuant to the provisions of the Jones Act1 to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained in the course of his employment by reason of the defendant's negligence.

Hiltz endeavored to prove in the court below that he contracted tuberculosis of the lungs or a tuberculosis of...

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