Docket No. 416.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
on behalf of
James H. Brooks
Claimant,
v.
GERMANY.
PARKER, Umpire, rendered the decision of the Commission.
This case is before the Umpire for decision on a certificate of the American Commissioner and the German Commissioner[a] certifying their disagreement. A brief statement of the facts as disclosed by the records follows:
James H. Brooks, an American national, 40 years of age, a passenger on the Lusitania, received personal injuries and sustained a loss of property when that ship was destroyed May 7, 1915. His hand and arm were injured, resulting in blood poisoning, requiring treatment at an English hospital, where he was confined for some days. He suffered from exposure and shock, from which he claims never to have completely recovered. He was at the time employed as a traveling salesman with an income of approximately $3,200 per annum. His injuries have not impaired his present earning power. He lost his personal effects, including cash, which he had with him, and incurred expenses for hospital and medical attention.
Applying the rules and principles heretofore announced in the decisions of this Commission to the facts as disclosed by the record, the Commission decrees that under the Treaty of Berlin of August 25, 1921, and in accordance with its terms the Government of Germany is obligated to pay to the Government of the United States on behalf of James H. Brooks the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) with interest thereon at the rate of five per cent per annum from November 1, 1923.
Done at Washington February 21, 1924.
EDWIN B. PARKER,
Umpire.
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[a] Dated February 14, 1924.
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