St. Germaine v. Manchester Coal & Ice Co.

It is unnecessary to pass upon the questions sought to be raised by the exception to the order dismissing the petition, since a new trial is required because of the erroneous exclusion of evidence.

The attending physician testified that the death of the decedent was due to a condition known as Kuemmell’s disease, or traumatic spondylitis, which was described as “collapse of body of the vertebra subsequent to a slight injury which has not caused any immediate change in the spine, in the shape of the spine. It is alleged that this occurs after a period of months or years and is free from pain…