North East Coal Co. v. Charles, Wkmns. Comp. Bd.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Cammack

Affirming.

This appeal is from a judgment approving an award of tbe Workmen’s Compensation Board to Pete Charles for a hernia sustained by him during the course of his employment by the North East Coal Company. The question raised on this appeal by the Company is:

“If the employer (appellant) makes a bona fide tender of a radical operation, which according to the unanimous medical testimony is calculated to relieve the employee’s (appellee) hernia with a minimum of danger, may the board award compensation prior to the operation?”

While the Company still…