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BEGICH v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 40789.

42 Ill.2d 32 (1969)

245 N.E.2d 457

FERDINAND S. BEGICH, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (Lakeside-Central Company et al., Appellees.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 25, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ASHER, GREENFIELD, GUBBINS AND SEGALL, of Chicago, (IRVING M. GREENFIELD and LAWRENCE JAY WEINER, of counsel,) for appellant.

ANGERSTEIN & ANGERSTEIN, of Chicago, (ARMAND CHIAPPORI, SIDNEY Z. KARASIK, and GEORGE W. ANGERSTEIN, of counsel,) for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Ferdinand S. Begich, the appellant, in his employment as a paper cutter, suffered a traumatic amputation of his right hand at a point about the base of the palm and just below the wrist. When the stump of his hand had healed Begich was told by the attending surgeon that a further amputation would be required to permit the proper fitting of a useful prosthesis. He consented to the surgery...

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