Swift & Co. v. Ware

On November 11, 1930, George Ware, while in the employment of Swift & Company, was injured. According to the report of the attending physician, the injury was a “fracture of the right clavical at junction of middle and outer third, contusion of head, right shoulder, and both hips. . . Likely to be able to resume his former work in three or four weeks.” An agreement for the payment of temporary total disability was entered into between the employer and employee on December 15, 1930, and this agreement was approved by the Department of Industrial Delations December 30. On March 16, 1931, the…