Ripley's Case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Appeal to the Superior Court from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board upon intervening petitions under St. 1911, c. 751, Part III, § 13, of Dr. Henry O. Lacey and Dr. Frederic J. Cotton, asking for the approval by the Industrial Accident Board of the payment of their fees for services as physicians rendered to Frank Ripley, an injured employee of the Independent Ice Company and a claimant for compensation under the workmen’s compensation act, during the first two…
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Appeal to the Superior Court from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board upon intervening petitions under St. 1911, c. 751, Part III, § 13, of Dr. Henry O. Lacey and Dr. Frederic J. Cotton, asking for the approval by the Industrial Accident Board of the payment of their fees for services as physicians rendered to Frank Ripley, an injured employee of the Independent Ice Company and a claimant for compensation under the workmen’s compensation act, during the first two weeks after his injury. The decision appealed from was as follows: “The evidence shows that the only treatment offered the…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is an appeal under the workmen’s compensation act by the insurer from a decree of the Superior Court directing the insurer to pay to two physicians certain sums for medical services rendered to Ripley, the employee, during the first two weeks following his injury.
The circumstances under which the services were rendered may be stated briefly: The employee, who was employed in.a stable of the employer, was injured by being kicked by a horse; the foreman of the employer, one Paul, arrived at the stable soon after the accident and suggested to the employee that he be taken to the Cambridge…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Panasuk's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Davidson's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
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- North Louisiana Clinic v. BreenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
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