Hunt

The petitioner, who was an employee of the United Railroads, received an injury to his spine on or about June 8, 1918, while in the course of said employment, by being thrown from a street-car upon which he was at the time acting as conductor. Twenty-eight days after the date of his injury he returned to work at his former employment, and received full pay therein for the next several months, when he was discharged by his employer. During the period that he was away from his work by reason of his injuries he received independent medical treatment, and after he returned to work and on or about August 15, 1918, he went to the company’s physician for an examination, and went again three or four times for the same purpose, but received no treatment or medicine on any of those occasions, the company’s physician informing him that the nature of his injuries was such that only time would effect a cure. After his discharge, on or about March 15, 1919, he made a claim for compensation to the claims attorney of his former employer, and was then sent for examination as to his physical condition to its physician, but no medical or surgical treatment was then given. Thereafter, and on March…