Mine Safety Appliance Co. v. Roy

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Miss Rose Roy, a workmen’s compensation claimant, was injured at her work for Mine Safety Appliance Company Her supervisor told her to consult a physician of her choice and an orthopedic surgeon who treated her, apparently at the direction of her employer, recommended a complete medical checkup. She was fitted with a back brace and resumed working, although suffering pain. Some months later, according to claimant’s testimony, her pain became such that she was unable to work. She went to a hospital where she was examined, admitted and where she stayed three weeks, some…