White v. Weinberger Builders, Inc.

These four workmen’s compensation cases have been consolidated for appeal. At issue is the potential liability of the Second Injury Fund in cases where an alleged employer has neither admitted liability under the act, nor been adjudicated liable, but rather where liability has been redeemed pursuant to the first provision of MCLA 412.22; MSA 17.172, currently MCLA 418.835; MSA 17.237(835). Plaintiffs appeal from decisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which hold that liability of the Second Injury Fund is derivative from that of the employer, so that the fund cannot be subjected…