Bethlehem Mines Corp. v. Hall

PALMORE, Judge.

Appellee, Harold Hall, is totally disabled by reason of a herniated disc. The consensus of opinion among the medical witnesses who examined him and are familiar with the case history is that the disability can be minimized by surgery and that the prospects of a successful result justify the operation. All agree that this type of surgery would be termed a "major operation” 1 but that the danger to life and limb from its proper and competent performance is relatively negligible. Appellee has declined to submit to it, and the only question here is whether his refusal is…