Black Mountain Corporation v. Middleton

Opinion of the Court by

Hobson, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Appellee, Rufus Middleton, was employed in the mine of appellant, Black Mountain Corporation. Both, of them had accepted the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. On May 2, 1928, a large rock fell on Middleton in the mine, and he was taken to the Black Mountain Hospital for the treatment of his injury. It was deemed necessary to make an X-ray examination of his hip to discover whether the hip was merely dislolocated, or whether there was a fracture. He was a large fleshy man, and difficulty was experienced in getting a satisfactory…