Pais v. Industrial Commission

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

This appeal by writ of certiorari raises the question as to whether testimony of a psychiatrist based upon a file review is competent testimony.

Petitioner, Dorothy I. Pais, a 52-year-old seamstress, injured her left hand on October 7, 1967, when she struck it on a swinging door while engaged in work within the scope of her employment. Following her injury, Mrs. Pais received emergency care at a hospital. Subsequent to the emergency care, an examining neurosurgeon expressed difficulty in associating many of her complaints with the October 7th injury. Mrs. Pais…