Ingebritson v. TJERNLUND MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Peterson, Justice.

Two employees, both of whom sustained work-connected back injuries, were treated by duly licensed chiropractors. Their claims, under the workmen’s compensation statute, for payment of the reasonable fees incurred for chiropractic services were contested by the employers and their insurer on the sole ground that chiropractic services are not compensable under that statute.

The primary question is whether charges for any chiropractic treatment of an injured employee are compensable under the workmen’s compensation statute. Secondary questions, reached only if the answer to that…