https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/a14d15846b5c58fc60bf4c2c7f81a0cc.pdf 612263c636df1e58ac7a0ee49956edeb PDF Text Text - -- --------- • RC ,r1r i- o / JUN 3 ~ ·1931 Omaha - June l, 19310 Mr. -G. :a. Pryde: 1/ Yours of May 28th with copy of Mr. Harrington 1s letter regarding claim of John E. Remitz, refused by Judge Tidball. In a broad fl8.Y we should undertake to be even more than fair with men receiving injuries in connection with their work as covere~ by the Compensation Act, but where men attempt to prosecute fraudulent claims, we should leave nothing undone to defeat sameo I am thoroughly in accord m.th the letter written you by Mr. Taliaffero under date of May 26th. �,c:-1:L-' 3 oo n_,_ Cntk.t i on co.oo , ~i_n-l of coo._ . 01•i::r1no.l Slgced: GEORGE 8, PRYDE �Rock Sp rin g s - :May 27, ~ [C El \h:J) \f\!j,_Y 2, 8 1931 Mro Geoo Bo :P r yde: hl! £R \ Gc~J;:PINn;:_,_.J '.!ith r efer enc e t o the John E . Remit z comp en sa 1., on case, · ,lo:tkrnrm ;_-,ra 3 inj ured in I i n t on lfo o 3 lEine • on the 5th d a y of J une , 1 930, be i n :; stru c k oy trolley 1:ri re and fe.. 11 of r o c k o On F o vernbe:c 6 ,1 930 , h e -r.a.s a,:.rarded compens ati on in an amo unt of ~:l l00 00 , i n pay1nen t f or tem::9 ora ry tot a l disab il i t y - t ,.-, o mon th s 0 a t ) 5 0 . 00 p er month . He a l s o c l a i rne c~ p e.r:manent partial dis"" o i l i t y e qu2. 1 t o 1 4 o 5% of t~1e l os s of t1e ri c;flt ey e o Th.:.. s cl a i m \7as disputed by u s on 2vc co1..m t of that part of t:he stan ~2. ~d method app roved by the • Arneri c c.-,,n J.~ed i c a l i- s s oc i e.t i on for tn.e mee.su:.en:ent of e y e inj u ries . ·'.'.'!l. i_ch :provi des 7 11 Th e best c ent r 2. l visu..,, l 2,c ui ty obta inable J:i th c o;•;~e ctin r.: lens es shal l be u sed in det e r mi n i ng t h e de g r e e of visu::.l effi cie n c y o 11 '7oz-la.112:.n' s ri c-ht ey e v1ithou t lenses s :·10·:.,ed a visua l eff icie ncy of 8 5. 55i 1Jut Y: i th correcting lenses Th e runoun t of c ompensa tion involv-e d in t h is particular c2,se n as ve r y sr!l.8,11 but "i!e a re h a ving to dispose of so many cases of e y e injury t hat Lr . Tali2.ferro i:ra.s of t h e opinion t h at 1:1e should ~ llow t h is case to go to trial. Dr. Vi2.nner, our local eye man, testified that vrnrlana.n's v isua l efficiency of the Fi ght eye, uncorrected, ·::as 85. 55'b of norrnti. l but vrith correcting lenses his visual efficiency vras n 0n 1.al, and on this testimony .Judge Ti db2,ll decided that there was no compensation due y,:orkman for h is injury other than _t empore.ry total disability, 1:rhich had already been a1:.rarded him. �-2- We have one or t ·!: o oth er eye c a se s 1:1:bi ch -_ _;i l l come v.p s }rnrt l y for settler.1e11t and ·::ill ~,dvi s e you 1~ e ,,,e, rcl ing the disp osi t i on of these c a se s . �t'i' . ·t . S . iel i a f v ~ -~ (; , J ,, ~oc!~ ~n:ri!'~ s , ·.:yo o -------- cc.so . c. ..si _•r:hly o Or! Jthrnl oif!ued: GEORGE B, PRYDE �STAhDARO 1-21-aaoo FOD.Al 2103 SUBJEOT1 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Ro ck Springs , \·\·y oming . XN Rl!lPJ:.Y J.>LEA.Sl!l REFER TO OFFICE OF • lfoy [6 t h , 1931 . NO, Att orne v ... ----·--- ------------ ---··· ·-·· ··--··········.Y.- -- --- --- ----- ----···· b r. George b . Prya e Vic e - Pr es i cie11t • 1i u G211 eral 'rhe uriion Pa.ci ic Co c...l Com Cit y Dear ~ir, The cas e of Jo:rm b . hel!litz v . 'r11e Union Pacifi c Coal Company v,as trie o. bei'orG ti1 e Distr ict Cour t a t Graen F..iver yesterday , and ju 1 gnent ren e ret , i fa vor of t he Union Paci f ic Coal Company u p on t he claim of' e r c1anent partial disabi llty . : f 5el t hat I sho ul d make k norm t o you t .h-! f a ct that it 1·., ns t he clo se a t t e 1ti on gi v en to thi •• ca s -e by i-Jr. li . J. Ha rrin g t or. , 2 110. t ne c oo·~er a tion bet\·;een ;:.~ r . Harrin g ton a n d Doctor J· ay G . t ar1L.er, i n t r ying t o arrive a t Y:llat r.' a S righ t i n the ~rernis s , thb t re s u l t ed in the f a vorabl e judgment. The co B.l o .Je ra t o rs a r e nor1 going t hrou gh an unpleasant s i t u2. ti on i n 1·efere11ce to false cl a i ms upon t he comp ensation fund, ana I f eel t ll8. t c..o. S t he a tton1 ey f or tl1 e coa l coillpany I shoulci. most graciou sly a ckno~l edge t he asci st cnc e tha t i s being given this off ic e oy Er. Le rrirg to u . Y: ours trul y , ~~ '1'8'1': g2 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters regarding John E. Remitz injury Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Accident, Worker's Compensation, Letters, John E. Remitz Description An account of the resource Small stack of thin paper attached with a metal minding. Letters regarding a worker's accident and compensation claim. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B Pryde, Eugene McAuliffe, T.S. Taliaferro, H.J. Harrington Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0196 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.