McCorkle v. McCorkle

MILLIKEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment affirming an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board for the death of Joseph P.'Mc-Corkle following an . operation at the Nichols General Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, to remedy a herniated intervertebral disc incurred during the course of and arising out of his employment. The specific question of law presented is whether- the employer is liable for an alleged slip of the surgeon’s knife which cut the abdominal aorta causing the patient to bleed to death. It is contended by the employer that the death was caused by the alleged negligence…