Rench v. Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace Co.

September 17, 1937, plaintiff, while in the employ of defendant company, by accidental injury suffered permanent loss of the industrial use of both hands. March 16, 1938, he was awarded compensation of $18 per week from September 17, 1937, for 500 weeks. Defendant appealed from the award based on a finding of permanent disability, claiming it should have been a specific award for loss of fingers, carrying the statutory compensation only, for 270 weeks. 2 Comp. Laws 1929, §8426 (Stat. Ann. § 17.160). We affirmed the award with the modification that it continue only until further order, stating: