BABCOCK v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Docket No. 55, Calendar No. 45,986.

340 Mich. 58 (1954)

64 N.W.2d 917

BABCOCK v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided June 7, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warner & Hart, for plaintiff.

Henry M. Hogan (R.V. Hackett, G.W. Gloster and E.H. Reynolds, of counsel), for defendant.


CARR, J.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. On November 12, 1942, plaintiff was employed by defendant in the performance of unskilled labor. While lifting a box of ammunition he slipped and sustained a right inguinal hernia. Shortly thereafter he was examined by defendant's plant physician, his condition was discovered, and he was advised to procure a truss. Plaintiff did so, and still wears the appliance.

At the suggestion of the physician, plaintiff...

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