Gulliford v. American Gear & Manfg. Co.

On May 7, 1929, while in the employ of American Gear & Manufacturing Company, plaintiff suffered an accidental injury, resulting in a right inguinal hernia. He was instructed by the company’s first aid attendant, Harold W. Van Etten, to see Dr. Schaeffer, who examined him on May 11th and whose office notation shows “advised surgery.” Dr. Schaeffer did not see Gulliford again until December 29, 1934, when he found the hernia much larger and supported by a truss. Van Etten admitted notice of the accident, but says plaintiff lost only one or two days from his work and that a noncompensable…