Tury v. General Motors Corp.

This worker’s disability compensation case presents a question of the proper test for disability following a discharge from favored work.

Plaintiff was hired by defendant in 1955. Her initial job consisted of gluing vinyl coverings on auto arm rests, a job which involved stretching the vinyl with her hands. On June 3, 1955, plaintiff felt a pain in her wrist when pulling on a piece of vinyl. After receiving first aid therapy and pain pills, plaintiff saw the company doctor who put her wrist in a cast. Because of her injury, plaintiff was transferred to lighter work, picking up pieces of scrap,…