Claim of Bellospirito v. Smith

Appeal from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. Claimant is a gardener. On June 19, 1946, he fell in the course of employment suffering a strained back and contusions. These injuries activated a pre-existing osteoarthritis of the hip. He underwent medical care but lost no time from work. He left that employment in September, 1946, and was hired by the present employer-appellant. On November 3, 1947, he fell in the course of this employment and suffered a further activation of the pre-existing osteoarthritis, an adductor involvement of the left thigh and other injuries.…