WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 15

WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

//?'; :: ■; v •: 'BefOTol&cei judges of:thel-Supremo Court ; .:—teir flonbiirs i.ifustices (jobper, Chapman, '.--•'-' and Sim—argument 1 took place/yesterday as '.' '^toV^timatitig'compensation 'tqt.p hyijic&l;.-in-l- '.V.'/-^hb''cMß'^waa'.vtbftF,',- of?v Walter; : iDohtbi; : ;r : ■i^^g&;^aS*j t ivJ^Proute-'Xuiber;!i , .Limited:'; ■■-•: /■ Mil P. ■ JV O'Ecganiappeared for .the appek : ;:Bnd:;iMrVflL" : :Mplsadlaj;; /for y\*#fett3ahfe;/^ ;of S(&edulo : n,-...-: aV- •:; ■ tadhcd,to' ; the AVbrkbW.'Compensation:for Ac-. -/'tested. ; /Plaintiff/, whilo'-.eigagod at his- cm!?v;ployraOTT^^^ y i/caiight■' inSa :'sur'fabiris . little. //' : finger■'.was "■ severed.and' tho third; finger, muti-, -'-late'd.'/ The '-\quesfi6n.Aubi™ii^diw-iihe/Court; ' plaui-, ;-/ ,-■ ■:■■■■- ,'/ : ?:f ; - ; -cif i. '■-. O'lteganlsaid. thatitlielprbvisibn : of ..the' /V,;schedule /was /that:l;plairitiff ;yshbuld; ,-receivb •■'. .•%]uch'- :: ;he'- : ho -:'•• / bob'n- 12 ;'..';:per?(jent/tb^boTasocrtained?».iHe-,tKbught that- - ..■ the wordsij/fnil^riip^ti&irtibh;":/a^:ustd^at ./th«-top'i jMtheyschedule/; ///:wcek);-he/-^wld^fibrbf^fbe/cn^^ ■ to'. : d*aw*(inV;hilf.'pay : - : -£478.85:?/Twelv'&sefrbeht;/of JttiisssUnt^iraa i';: £5T'. 8s;/- Cfcffisfflf iirther^nt^d^Sfl^ay-. / ,'me'uts under'ith^iffihedu^ .'; ■ ■■^k^b:'di^uht%onfibV»eß^lr : Se^osp';6?of^tho \:??As;;y^at:;^tion i ''feferre^^ -/''ence/tb ,the/.Court Court; ; //';bad : dis'dretibhytb laward'aUu'mpvsumi'.Mt. t*o ; /' v C!6urt^h'a^nbfvais6fetibh'i;in; -respectyHb; the /?' ; 1/? tioiied/in's»/ schedul&Xwas i £vmatfer. -quite //'outeide;-'an^ ./ l; /di&rotibn W;'the Court/;; Thb'Legislature had V'li definitely ; what shquldVbpypaidin had/not .contotiV-. :V or provided ior'discus'nibn.b :'-'■'•■'tiesiior.'b'y;thb Arbitration .Court//Thd/poiioy; ''/■7of //ligation;; and? it?must,?.'Mref6r%be. read, jiiae-l •■vypendeirityyibfcS^ ; V/of £-specifio j l .-''p'roj: theyy<»ntr&ry; -■■/■"fuircbmrwnsati^ /-/The' schedule ;i :■> .'in vthei bbdy/bf. -' tire --lAeiVQc'currcd'.' in?. Section -?/ ! .8/?and?/this^/saidi^f/>|)!Reßaii,/;/cleM ■ ;.• !?BhowM'"/that'i v /strMedjindepoiit^ Ifc? > mv;Sectiori Court '.-'ifwaYyji'aAlied:- ; '; isl the '!mainbf/..indicaMiiri'. the ?s'ocohd. -;' : wh'B:,fo.-..be'pdfd;;iihr ./ll;-quqstibn.cpf '-.' '■■ •schedule'i i did : .iiiot..jiccessanly /depend; ;/ ?capacity?J at / all % ?Thb-fscihedule:' pro vided? for' /• Ipf IVcbnipensatiohf.fprythb:' lossl; bf*a /?'tqe'/orlfija^brlijoint,; trntifa"nian?mighttsuf- •-/; • f e'ril eithelr«lbr'S|the«e' •Hnjuries&withbuf ■'■'. Cthan : ' temp^r'h'ry;;-;ittca > pacity; /--?quftb ; clearj^said;/Mr;. : ?o'Re|hh^;% ( 'that,/, ; in, v '.' fraining de- ", ,; Jiberatelyvitbolc-SSew/deparimrp;^and./-tho '.'-Ifa6tlthat its- the / /; ;ai|;bf /thb?Court > l/it' is giiite.outside the of; the ;Court,\ V or,) :indbed;i';fbf /the ■-igrcereerit;./betweeri/,th'o '; ; /Turn.ing.;tb'';the (second '.' / •■; I ;cbmpensa)ibh/,fised/'by ;■ -■'/ *mi|st?l' be duriiig4the/p(;rioa /of/'dricapacityi ///Plaintiff IhadlMeived/'by'^ ■'.'•? merits//thbl"total;;snm; of ;£9 - 43^laildicoiiiiset /fsubmittedthat- he : was', entitled .'tolhis'',l2'pct ;v'.l/ce'rit.;;-of coriippnsa tiori;/independently,of Ithat ;l;-'4s.V.mnatl,-be/3n - cludbd;in thoU2yi)er:cftnii':.. ;: .lf. ;■'./; that; ' : w.ojb]d,' : .happen^ : tb; a.-man/whollqst'/his'ilittlb /.finger, ! .'and'--had .his■.skull,;;MctiiM"JS; : wellß. /,/If le : were, laid lup yf dr.- a; y ear;'.' in ':'"■■: ofilthb^njury-:tb, his' skull,,would : it bb. cbr- / "■' rde't^t6^ay;^!iat-hb? /..'percehV^as'for.Me : loss;of : iisilittle,,;finger?. ,-..;-. •'•ritU'-ytwo contentions.',were: (i) ;'' 'Pull com- '■.'/ pinsatipn'-/inieant ..tho.:'total amount/of.. six. ///years';, weeklyipuy.mont.Sj/anri.-theipercentagp' .;' ; ',l/.as;Vthe.;wbrker;. would';-L'avVfbeen; six/weeks; | : ;l abserit'.frpm: work;if-he,^hadßeceived-only the K'h injury: tp?the/ring; ? ,hb! rinust"receive /?;yiittle.;.nhgerj"iiiv;ailtoibhltbythel.ari ./.^the'Hime/'.ho- 1 ? from ; ,4 tork.//;///.!//;«'M^ /'- '-■ f f there / h'av;e .jlfeenV 'and. ,-.';.disputes/-in/;;'eS^ h \ :; : theleased.is'>..br'ought*'a's" ,% up/all ,:;l?(lbubt./;jThe;;iavow i ed>; object/of/this/sectibn; /■• ;/was ; ;-toyexcludb; liwyeSjfbut llthat ' state ; ;'bf ;.y "ryHJrfMtibh,ilias/no^:be^!f; ; ! '■■} >■/ His/Hpribur/Mrli'J.u'stipe Co remarked , \- . : :'tbatj'-lasli'ithbvVppihts'Vin.'.'disputel'were ;likely -." i; to yebnip/fr^uejitlyjlipfbre:; / Arfaitratibri .-■;-,:/ .Court, 'henrd ; - : -by.t'tfiree % //Mr.'-FindlayiSaicT'tliat,; -iinderl/l Sectipn||;Bi • ; : ;:y;poinp9nsi>tibn;-c'ould .':.y;pf,:a?]umj>'*aunV:;br; by .webblylpaynients; ::.It i yy oh ■ . : ; on l-that ?iimpimt.//He;: ; :contbnde(l .that /the .;., discount |tpb'p, //^bo'arriv(!d/at/byypayingy : ai; liimp^'sum, 1 ; esti- ' -, mated'- oiil-tho - basis, of value at :.:; : ;s,:per'ceiit.-;compound>iriterest/:pn-aft'annuity' /.payable. ■■$e.eldy'iwb-Wier.e :.was,-.a.-.secohd 'method ..-.—and ; tha' -Cptirt .was; to. decido whiph:-,wasl /.- ;.t'aking.-tl).b.,prbserit'.va](ub; y'/yof/th^ajjg^g^ ;.-161 per 'cent, cpmpbulidrinterest'.:/"Oir < a'waige; ;,.?bf £8 p'br ';week>;-:for.i'six^y'ears r ,ythe'','Sum-'c3-■;;'c,ulated; on;'the;first imetnodv*as J £4o4,r and, : '''/on : /';«;;'-%>-;/ . ■ ■/■v/The'-.CBiirtv-rbserve'd,; judgmeht.' l ;