Jelusich v. Wisconsin Land & Lumber Co.

November 22, 1923, plaintiff, while in the employ of defendant company at Hermansville, Michigan, cut the palm of his hand on a rusty nail. He made a report of the injury to the company foreman and about eight days later he went to the company doctor, who advised him to go to the hospital. He remained in the hospital in Escanaba 57 days under the care of Dr. Kitchen. An infection set in and the middle fingers of the left hand became limited in motion and were drawn in towards the palm of the hand. Later a limitation of the middle fingers of the right hand became noticeable, thereby…