Fox v. Detroit Plastic Molding and Corporate Service

Defendant appeals by leave granted from a judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB or Board) affirming the decision of the administrative law judge granting plaintiff compensation benefits.

On September 18, 1975, plaintiff filed a petition for workers’ compensation alleging that physical and mental stress on his job caused him to have internal injuries and caused or aggravated a heart condition, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarctions. A hearing was held before an administrative law judge on October 26, 1976.

Plaintiff testified that his first position with defendant was…