James v. General Motors Corp.

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

Wayne D. James, appellant, filed with the Workmen’s Compensation Commission a claim for benefits against General Motors Corporation, appellee. His claim, that he was temporarily totally disabled as a result of an occupational disease (bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome) arising out of and in the course of his employment with General Motors, was confirmed by the Commission, and appellee appealed.

The appeal was tried before a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Appellant’s motion for judgment made at the end of his case and, again, at the end of the entire case…