Richards v. Rogers Boiler & Burner Co.

This case was before the court in Richards v. Rogers Boiler Burner Co., 248 Mich. 155, where the facts are stated and my views expressed. The question involved is the effect of a final settlement receipt. The workmen's compensation act (2 Comp. Laws 1915, § 5423 et seq.) is not based upon the common law but is a departure from it. No lawyer who practiced prior to its adoption can forget the shock when this law was passed which held an employer might be liable when he was not at fault, permitted an employee to receive compensation when injured by his own fault or negligence, held an employer…