Warner v. Michigan Electric Railway Co.

The plaintiff herein was injured on May 20,1927, while at work for the defendant-appellant as a motorman on an interurban passenger car. His left arm near the shoulder was broken and' he was otherwise injured. At the time he was earning 54% cents per hour. He was paid compensation until September 10, 1927, when he went to work as the foreman of a gang of men and as such foreman he earned greater wages than when injured. A petition to discontinue compensation was filed by the defendant with the department of labor and industry. A hearing was had before a deputy commissioner, who denied the…