London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Shockley

The evidence sufficiently showed that the employee suffered a complete strangulated hernia under such circumstances as to entitle him to compensation in accordance with the terms of the workmen's compensation act; that both the employer and the insurer refused to provide any medical or surgical treatment, or to allow any compensation for lost capacity for work; that the employee's medical and hospital expenses were much in excess of $100; *763and that he was totally incapacitated for work for a period of four weeks. The commissioner who heard the case awarded compensation for three weeks at $15…