[Download] "Sny Island Levee Drain. Dist. v. Meyer" by Supreme Court of Illinois * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Sny Island Levee Drain. Dist. v. Meyer
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 22, 1963
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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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 and a substantial part of his forearm was amputated. The appellant was later fitted with a prosthetic appliance. The Workmens Compensation Act of Illinois provides that the employer shall furnish such an appliance "Where the accidental Page 34 injury results in the amputation of an arm, hand, leg or foot, * * *." Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 48, par. 138.8(a).