Anderson v. Grosse Pointe Park Fire Department

Plaintiff suffered a heart attack on November 19, 1971, which arose out of and in the *793course of his employment with defendant City of Grosse Pointe Park Fire Department. Benefits under the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act (WDCA) were paid voluntarily by the fire department’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier, defendant Royal Globe Insurance Company, in the amount of $90 per week beginning November 20, 1971.

Plaintiff retired from employment with defendant on July 15, 1972, and began receiving his duty-disability pension in the amount of $259 per month as of that date. This amount was…