Wilcox v. Clarage Foundry & Manfg. Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
' Certiorari to Industrial Accident Board. George G„ Wilcox presented his claim for compensation against the Clarage Foundry & Manufacturing Company for injuries received in defendant’s employ. From an order awarding compensation, defendant and the New England Equitable Insurance Company, insurers, bring certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
George Wilcox was injured in an industrial accident on September 13, 1913, while in the employ of the Clarage Foundry & Manufacturing Company as foreman in its shipping department, earning an average weekly wage of $15.86. A falling pile of cast-iron plates struck his left leg, breaking it both above and below the knee. Physicians describe his injuries as a fracture of the lower third of the femur and a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula. He was at once taken to the hospital, where he received proper care and medical attention, but it is conceded that his limb is permanently crippled…
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