McCORKLE v. McCORKLE


265 S.W.2d 779 (1954)

McCORKLE v. McCORKLE et al.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 5, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Sampson, Edward G. Hill, Harlan, for appellant.

Smith & Shehan, Harlan, for appellees.


MILLIKEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment affirming an award of the Workmen's Compensation Board for the death of Joseph P. McCorkle following an operation at the Nichols General Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, to remedy a herniated intervertebral disc incurred during the course of and arising out of his employment. The specific question of law presented is whether the employer is liable for an alleged slip of the surgeon's knife which cut the abdominal aorta...

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