of three days, and then, at his own request and against the advice of Dr. Meuleman, he left the hospital to return to work, but the pain was such that after three days he had to return to the hospital where he remained for another four or five days under the same treatment which Dr. Meuleman had previously prescribed. On leaving the hospital the second time, plaintiff was fitted with a brace which immobilized his neck and held his chin up. For the next twelve weeks plaintiff wore this brace and continued to take medicines for pain and muscle relaxation and was seen by Dr. Meuleman every two weeks through June of 1959. Dr. Meuleman testified that in June of 1959 he found that the plaintiff had improvedconsiderably, the muscle spasm had disappeared and the doctor could find no other objective symptoms of injury. However, the plaintiff continued to complain and, in view of the history of this injury, Dr. Meuleman considered the complaints to be genuine and continued to see and treat him. Plaintiff was last examined by Dr. Meuleman on December 6, 1959, at which time the plaintiff complained of recurring headaches, stiffness of the neck muscles, and also some decrease in sensation along the ulna nerve to the left arm. Dr. Meuleman still could find no objective symptoms, there was no muscle spasm, and the cervical curve was normal, which in the opinion of Dr. Meuleman, indicated that no serious injury to that area had been sustained. X-rays were negative for disc