The decedent had been employed by the appellant employer as an engineer. On February 9, 1951, while the decedent was engaged in the course of his employment, he tripped on the pipes in the engine room, fell and struck his head on the concrete floor. There is evidence that he was rendered unconscious for a period of ten minutes by the injury and that later that day he was unable to comprehend written words or to recognize letters. He subsequently developed hemiparesis and...
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