Legal Opinion
Dyer v. General Motors Corp.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 1947No. Docket No. 67, Calendar No. 43,644PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorth, J.
In this compensation case the employer has appealed from an award of compensation made to plaintiff, Joe Dyer. The factual background of this litigation, as disclosed by the record, is aptly stated in the opinion of the department as follows:
“The plaintiff, Joe Dyer, after a pre-employment physical examination, started working for the Chevrolet-Flint Division of General Motors Corporation on August 7, 1944. He was assigned to a burring job. Later he was transferred to work which consisted of polishing connecting rods. On February 13 [15], 1945 while polishing a rod, a broken knob on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matter of Jordan v. . Decorative Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Pigue v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1947
- Kricinovich v. American Car & Foundry Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
- Holloway v. Ideal Seating Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1946
- Kalonsky v. Goebel Brewing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1937
3Cited by8 opinions
- Bower v. Whitehall Leather Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1981
- Todd v. Hudson Motor Car CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Alaska Industrial BoardDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1958
- Couch v. Saginaw Malleable Iron PlantMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- Bower v. Whitehall Leather Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1981
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