Legal Opinion

Kutschmar v. Briggs Manufacturing Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 26, 1917No. Docket No. 78PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Certiorari to Industrial Accident Board. John Kutschmar presented his claim for compensation against the Briggs Manufacturing Company for injuries received in defendant’s employ. From an order awarding compensation, defendant and the ¿Etna Life Insurance Company, insurer,- bring certiorari. On April 10, 1914, claimant was employed by respondent, the Briggs Manufacturing Company, in making automobile cushions.

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Certiorari to Industrial Accident Board. John Kutschmar presented his claim for compensation against the Briggs Manufacturing Company for injuries received in defendant’s employ. From an order awarding compensation, defendant and the ¿Etna Life Insurance Company, insurer,- bring certiorari. On April 10, 1914, claimant was employed by respondent, the Briggs Manufacturing Company, in making automobile cushions. In the course of such employment it was his duty to lift an iron beam about 3 feet long and weighing between 30 and 90 pounds. Claimant testified: “I lifted this beam often, about 90 or…

1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.

(after stating the facts). It is apparent from the record that the committee on arbitration denied compensation upon the ground that no notice was given to respondents by claimant under section 15, pt. 2, Act No. 10, Extra Session 1912 (2 Comp. Laws 1915, § 5445). The board in reversing the action of the arbitration committee held that claimant suffered an accident and received an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment, resulting in a hernia, that the notice claimed to have been given by the claimant to Leases was a sufficient compliance with section 15, pt. 2, of the act,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Adams v. Acme White Lead & Color WorksMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
  2. La Veck v. Parke, Davis & Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Bayne v. Riverside Storage & Cartage Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Bell v. Hayes-Ionia Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Bowes v. HenryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Cooke v. Holland Furnace Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1918
  2. Klein v. Len H. Darling Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Gulf Oil Corporation v. RouseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
  4. Cherdron Const. Co. v. SimpkinsUtah Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Wieda v. American Box Board Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1955

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