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NATIONAL HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL ASS'N OF D. C. v. BRITTON

No. 8688.

147 F.2d 561 (1945)

NATIONAL HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL ASS'N OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al. v. BRITTON, Deputy Com'r.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided January 8, 1945.

Writ of Certiorari Denied May 7, 1945.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James E. McCabe, of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Mr. Ward E. Boote, Chief Counsel, United States Employees' Compensation Commission, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, and Daniel B. Maher, Assistant United States Attorney, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and MILLER and EDGERTON, Associate Justices.

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

This is a workman's compensation case. Frank Tyler fell in the course of his work and fractured his right kneecap. Previous accidents, none of them connected with any employment, had fractured the same kneecap and had led to amputation of the left leg and left arm. The fracture caused by the fall, combined with the previous fracture and amputations, caused permanent total disability. The Deputy Commissioner awarded compensation based upon...

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