Owens v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

DENNIS, Justice.

This is a suit for worker’s compensation following an employee’s fourth recurrence of a hernia.

Plaintiff Owens originally sustained a hernia on July 12, 1968 during the scope and course of his employment by the defendant employer. The initial hernia was corrected by surgery, with compensation benefits for disability from it paid until May of 1969. In October of 1969, the first recurrence occurred, surgery was again performed and compensation was paid through January of 1970. In November of 1971, the second recurrence occurred, the plaintiff again submitted to surgery, and…