Morris v. Ford Motor Co.

While working at his job in the employ of defendant, plaintiff noticed a bloating and sour condition of his stomach and went to defendant’s first-aid department where he received some soda and Epsom salts. Shortly thereafter he began to suffer cramps, left his work and went home. Later he underwent an operation, which disclosed a ruptured appendix. He filed a claim for workmen’s compensation, alleging that he suffered an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment because of the wrongful administration of salts. The compensation commission of the department of labor and…