Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-07-25 | Page 1 | Court Orders Man to Undergo Operation; May Save His Life

I Court Orders Man to Undergo Operation May Save His Life PROVIDENCE R. R I. I July 25 A A decree decree decree de de- cree said aid to be bo tho the first of its kind in inthe inthe the country was entered by Judge Stearns in the tho superior court when he e ordered R R. R Leandor to submit sub sub- mit to an operation at once was injured while at nt work in a mill and under the wor workmans workman's man s compensation act was entitled to weekly for tor weeks seeks After paying paving one fifty-one weeks weaks the tho company compan company com com- pany pan declined ne to make further payments pay ments on the ground that tho the employee had bad refused to submit to a surgical ral operation that probably would euro cure him bim Under tho the courts court's order the company must pay Jay the expense of the operation