Legal Opinion
Simkins v. General Motors Corp.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 30, 1996No. 102150, Calendar No. 15PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AFTER REMAND
Riley, J.
In this appeal, this Court is asked to clarify when an employer has an obligation to pay worker’s compensation to an employee who is injured while traveling to work under the “going and coming” provision, MCL 418.301(3); MSA 17.237(301)(3), of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act. We hold that under subsection 301(3) of the act, an employee does not suffer an injury that occurred in the course of his employment while traveling to work, when he was injured on a public street, not maintained by the employer, as he was walking from a private parking lot to the worksite.…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- McAvoy v. H B Sherman Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1977
- Husted v. Consumers Power Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1965
- Mathis v. Interstate Motor Freight SystemMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- Hills v. BlairMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
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