Legal Opinion
Green v. Rawlings
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 1939No. Docket No. 69, Calendar No. 40,488PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtButzel, C. J.
Henry Kerns suffered a compensable injury while in the employ of defendant Walter Rawlings. Rawlings directed him to N. M. Green, a licensed chiropractor, and gave him the following order:
“Kindly render such service as may be necessary to care for the injury sustained by Henry Kerns while in my employ oh August 5, 1937. Injury to right shoulder and neck. Our liability for treatment to be governed by the provisions of the workmen’s compensation act.”
In the notice and application for adjustment of claim, the injury was described as “subluxation of sixth cervical which affected nerves leading to…
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