Beech v. Keicher

The petitioner Beech had his arms torn and mangled, due to a premature dynamite explosion, while blasting rock for the defendants. The accident occurred on June 30, 1922. He was carried to the hospital where both arms were amputated. He remained in the hospital two weeks. Pie did not give the statutory thirty days’ written notice, and, in fact, made no claim for compensation until February 27, 1923, when his attorney wrote defendants as follows:

“Mr. R. U. Beech has employed me to bring suit against you for the loss of his arms, caused by premature ex plosion of dynamite. The snit against yon…