Long v. Safety Casualty Co.

BROWN, Justice.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case, growing out of two separate and distinct injuries received by the employee — appellant — while engaged in the performance of his duties as an employee. The injuries were suffered about one week apart, and one injury is alleged to have brought about a hernia on the left side of the employee, and the other is alleged to have brought about a hernia on the right side.

Claim was made before the Industrial Accident Board for compensation.

The employee voluntarily submitted to an operation at the hands of a surgeon, for the purpose of repairing…