Sorensen v. Grand Rapids Metalcraft

Plaintiff lost the thumb, first and second fingers of his left hand in 1919. In 1949, he sustained an accidental injury in defendant’s employ necessitating- the amputation of all but about one half inch of the third and fourth fingers of that hand. There was no injury to the palm or to any of the metacarpals. The commission allowed compensation for specific loss of a hand. Defendant appeals, contending that compensation should have been allowed only for specific loss of the last mentioned 2 fingers.

Defendant relies on Winn v. Adjustable Table Co., 193 Mich 127 (13 NCCA 612); Weaver v. Maxwell…