Claim of Dowling v. Church E. Gates & Co.

Claimant received an injury to his foot which injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. The injury necessitated the amputation of the right leg about six inches below the knee. As a result of the amputation there is atrophy of the soft tissues, crepitation at the knee joint and a slight defect in external and internal rotation at the hip. The accident itself did not cause any immediate injury to the knee or hip. The State Industrial Board has found that such loss of function of the leg developed as a natural and unavoidable result of the accidental injury to the foot and that…