Legal Opinion
Bugg v. Fairview Farms, Inc.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 27, 1971No. 3 January Term 1971, Docket No. 52,425PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. G. Kavanagh, J.
This case comes to us under the appearance of a workmen’s compensation question, but what is really involved here concerns an issue which has broad implications for the whole spectrum of our practice.
The facts giving rise to the controversy are not disputed.
Orville Bugg was employed by the defendant corporation as the manager of its farm near Fairview, Michigan. On March 16, 1967, Orville Bugg and a fellow employee John D. Willson took a company truck into the village of Fairview for repairs to be' made. While waiting for repairs to be made Orville Bugg purchased an automobile from the garage *343…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gunzberg v. MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
- Tucker v. RohrbackMichigan Supreme Court · 1864
- Bond v. MarkstrumMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Wolverine Insurance v. KlomparensMichigan Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Curry v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
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- Dixon v. SypeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
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