Hagerty v. Great American Indemnity Co.

The plaintiff is an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Manchester. The injured employee was a resident of Massachusetts and the employer a Massachusetts corporation with its principal place of business in that state. The employee was sent to Manchester to install an oil tank and in the process he was buried by a cave-in of earth. After being extricated he was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Manchester and treated by the plaintiff during his confinement of almost six months and thereafter. The employee applied for and received compensation from the defendant under the workmen’s compensation…