Thomas v. Michigan Mutual Insurance

Plaintiff was employed as an unskilled worker by defendant’s insured, Rooks Transit Lines, Inc. His job was described as "dock work, unloading freight”. On March 17, 1981, plaintiff was injured while working. He was able to work no more than two hours on the following day. He was sent to see a physician who took x-rays of his back and informed plaintiff that there was a "pulled strain in the back, low back area”, through an unrelated decision by the employer, all of the employer’s workers were permanently laid off on March 27, 1981. Plaintiff continued to suffer back pain and neck stiffness…