Kurtz v. Faygo Beverages, Inc

In this worker’s compensation case, the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission dismissed plaintiffs appeal because the transcript was not timely filed. The Court of Appeals thereafter reversed, relying on Brooks v Engine Power Components, Inc, 241 Mich App 56; 613 NW2d 733 (2000).

We conclude that in the circumstances of this case, in which plaintiff did not timely file a request for an extension of time, the wcac did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the appeal. We thus reverse the Court of Appeals decision and reinstate the wcac’s dismissal of plaintiff’s appeal.

I

Plaintiff sought…