Gacioch v. Stroh Brewery Co.

This case involves a claim for workers’ compensation benefits for the chronic alcoholism suffered by plaintiff. We must determine whether, under the circumstances extant in this case, chronic alcoholism suffered by plaintiff who, during breaks drank beer provided free by Stroh Brewery pursuant to a collectively bargained contract provision negotiated by the union is compensable under the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act1 as a personal injury which arose out of and in the course of plaintiff’s employment. This is a matter of first impression in the courts of this state.2_

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