Maryland Casualty Co. v. Moore

SMITH, Justice.

Appellee was awarded compensation by tbe Industrial Accident Board under tbe provisions of tbe Workmen’s Compensation Act (Vernon’s Ann. Oiv. St. arts. 8308-8309), and, in an appeal by tbe insurer, was likewise awarded compensation in tbe district court.

This appeal presents tbe primary question of whether tbe appellee may recover in tbe district court for medical and surgical expenses incurred by him on account of bis injuries, in tbe absence of a showing that bis claims for those items bad been previously “passed upon and adjudicated” by tbe Industrial Accident Board.…