Ortner v. Zenith Carburetor Co.

For some time before October 16, 1915, plaintiff was employed by defendant Zenith Carburetor Company in Detroit, his work consisting mostly of grinding carburetors. His compensation was approximately $17.35 per week. On the morning of that date the third finger of his left hand was crushed in a drill at which he was working. It is undisputed that this injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. The carburetor company was operating under *611the workmen’s compensation law, carrying insurance with the defendant Standard Accident Insurance Company. Report was duly made of the accident…