INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 11
TaBLe 4.—Accidents to seamen of United States merchant marine, summarized by
method of settlemeni—Continued

Cases involving no
legal fees

Cases involving legal fees

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Both
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of
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Personal

agreement


No
claim
filed

Total

4d gree.
ment
by attorney


Compro:

mised

Jury or
judge

Total

Amount actually paid as—Contd.
Maintenance—
Cases involved_....__._______ 620)... 620) 14 21 1 36 656
Average per case involved... $51.24|________| $51. 24[$151. 61 $160. 00, $20.00] $152. 85 $56.81
Average, all cases__..._____._| $36.37|..______| $35.36, $26. 53) $18.46 $0.50) $18.50 $31.20
Other settlement—
Cases involved... ..______.... Trem cnn) 749 75 177 25 277 1,026
Average per case involved. s241. 30--- 18241, 30/3402. 18/81, 163. 75] $5, 413. 05 $1, 365. 43) $544. 79
x Svaaes, all cases. _____._._...1$206. 79 olsen 04,8461. 42181, 131. 7s $3, 080. 19($1, 277. 78/|$467. 74
otal—
Cases involved. __.._.____._.. 872 21 893 80, 182 31 293 1,186
Average per case involved lezro 43) $7. 1719264. 24/507. 40/81, 169. 29| $4, 401. 23181, 330. 52$527. 66
Average, all cases. __.._______|$269. 811 $6. 02/$262. 47$507. 40!$1, 169. 20! $4, 012, 89.81, 317. 03/$523. 69
Probable recovery under compensation
 act:
Cases'involved. .._______.__..___ 85 2 ssi ud 173] ul 285] 1,166
Average per case invaived.. 2 |sase. 67] $396. 94/$359. 76($510. 66] $887.92 $1,458. 69] $852. 76{$480. 26
Average, all cases—
Amount. .___......__.._____.'$351 29' $396. 94/$352. 56|$497. 0 $844. 01] $1, 458.69] $821. 07|$468. 61
Compared with actual recovery
 (4th fig. line above) ___. 9$81, 482 $390. 92)? $90. 09] 3 $9. 50] 3 $325. 28] 382, 552. 19; 3 $495. 72/8855. 08
Period used in computation of compensation:

Cases involved. __.____._________.
Average days per case involved _.
Average days, all eases __________

2L - 720,
152.00 73.1
127.71 58. 5

68
140. 5)
119. 4|

137 25
201. 6) 472.3
151. 8] 847. 3

230 950
213.0( 106.9
165.5] 85.0

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Table 5 presents the 1,195 cases covered distributed by principal
injury or condition and grouped by the method of settlement. It
shows that the largest number of cases grouped by principal injury
were the 451 resulting from abrasion, bruise, laceration, or puncture,
while the next largest group was the 253 cases falling under concussion,
 dislocation, or fracture. In many of these cases there were
other injuries in addition to the “principal injury” indicated, but in
making the distribution the bureau has regarded the most serious
phase or that part of the injury which primarily caused the disability
as the “principal injury,”