Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-25
GRANTED COMPENSATION
UNTIL eErs SETTER
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Doctor Receivers Eass.
Two decisions were fled on Tues
day by Compensation Commissioner
James. ], Donehue,
In the case or DR. George Cheney
against StephAnte Piseatello Of New
Lenden for medical services In at
tending PtseatSlle for an injury TO the
risAt hand last April the decision was
fer the physician DR., CAeney.s bin
was tor Sc and he waa allowed sac,
In the case OF Frank All or 50
TAsmes street sssiass the Edwsra
Commissioner ponoANe ruled that the
respondent company pay compensation
Nnkn AM IL able to 80 70 work,
These points were madeS
II was agreed that the average
ten dollars and atty cents (Slo,s0),
On the Ssth day Of January. 1918.
claimant received an injury to his
knee while In the employ OF the re-
sponaent, his right knee having been
badly wrenehed as the result OF a fall,
which injury arose out OF and In the
course OF his employment
On the 2Sth day OF February, 1918,
| an agreement was entered into by
employer and employee which agree
ment was In accordance with the pro-
agreement was approved BY the COM
missioner of the second CongresSion-
al district on the LIST day OF March,
1915.
Said agreement provided for medi-
cal. surgical and hospital expenses
OF injury, also that employer should
pay to employe compensation during
disability at the rate OF S6,25 per week
beginning on Feb. 10. 1918.
Payments on account of said dis
ability and in accordance with said
spondent considered that disability
had ended and that employee was able
| to resume work, and the hearing was
called to determine whether or not
the employee was still disabled and II
so the extent OF same.
The physician who had attended the
claimant testified regarding the ply
steal condition OF said ALI during the
time he had treated him, the injury
received on Jan. 26th having develop
ed into q case of leakage of the knee,
and stated that claimant had rather
lost confidence in his knee and that
he did not consider him able to return
to his former employment unless an
easy position were secured for him
| where he would not be obliged to re-
main on his feet all day and where he
| would not have occasion to go up and
down stairs.
Another physician, who had been
called to make an examination of the
claimants knee about three weeks
previous to the date of the hearing,
| testified that he did not at that time
find the knee swollen, that the actual
measurements Of the injured leg were
less than the other, which might have
been due to the elastic bandage which
he was wearing, that there was no
fluid there at that time and that he
considered at the end of six or eight
months after the injury that claimant
should be able to do something and
that considering the nature of the in
jury he considered IL would be just as
hard for a person to start in and work
knee in the condition of the claim
ants.
It was suggested that the respondent
endeavor to find some employment Cor
the claimant which would be suitable
under the existing conditions, that the
claimant make an effort to work at
least part of the time. in order that
he might find out just what he was
able to do IL anything, and II was ar
ranged that same should be done, the
claimant stating his Willingness to try
the plan suggested.
SWhereupon, II is hereby awarded,
adJudged and decreed that the re-
spondent shall pay to the claimant
forthwith compensation due up to the
date Of his return to work and then II
IT is found that claimant is still dis
tinued on the original basis stated
hereinbefore, and that this award is
subject to a. future hearing IL same Is
found necessary.