Robinson v. Jackson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

The question presented for decision is the moaning of paragraph 20 (e) of the Workmen’s Compensation act of 1911 (Pamph. L., p. 134), incorporated therein by chapter 93 of the laws of 1919 (Pamph. L., pp. 201, 209), in terms following:

“Whenever it shall appear that an employer is being prejudiced by virtue of the refusal of an injured employe to accept proffered medical and surgical treatment deemed necessary by the physician selected by the employer, or his failure or neglect to comply with the instructions of the physician in charge of the…