Supreme Court of New Jersey January 28, 1952 (Sampson v. Thornton)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wachbitbeld, J.

This case arises under the Workmen’s Compensation Act and turns upon the narrow issue as to

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what constitutes medical treatment such as to bring it within the classification of a “payment of compensation” according to the meaning of the act. The question as presented apparently has not previously arisen in this jurisdiction.