Legal Opinion

Richards v. Rogers Boiler & Burner Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 7, 1929No. Docket No. 112, Calendar No. 34,355PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON REHEARING.

ON REHEARING.

In this case we granted a rehearing and reargument, and reconsideration leads us to confess error in our previous opinion, reported in 248 Mich. 155.

An award of compensation by the department of labor and industry determines liability of an employer and the extent of relief afforded an employee and is, in effect, an adjudication. An agreement between an employer and an employee fixing compensation is, when approved by the department, equal to an award made by the department. In either event the compensation runs its set course unless stopped by the department. The…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Richards v. Rogers Boiler & Burner Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1929

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Panozzo v. Ford Motor Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Barber Asphalt Corporation v. Industrial Comm.Utah Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Kiviniemi v. Quincy Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1938
  4. Miller v. City Ice & Fuel Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1937
  5. Sweet v. Eddy Paper Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1942

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