Globe Indemnity Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

Certiorari to review an award of the Industrial Accident Commission. The petition sets forth that respondent Albert Leo was a carpenter in the employ of one II. J. Christensen. He was injured in the course of his employment when he strained his back while lifting a joist. After the injury he was furnished treatment by Globe Indemnity Company, the insurance carrier of said Christensen, and was also paid compensation indemnity until on or about May 20, 1926, at which time he was advised because of the progress in his convalescence from his injuries he was able to do light work and therefore compensation indemnity would be paid for the balance of his disability at a partial rate. Thereafter, being dissatisfied with this action on the part of the insurance carrier, Leo filed an application for the adjustment of his claim with the Industrial Accident Commission. At the time of the hearing Leo informed the referee of the Commission that he had been examined by doctors of his own selection and had been advised that a radical operation upon his back was necessary for the relief and cure of his condition. Leo was thereafter examined by a physician appointed by the medical department of the…