Behl v. General Motors

Plaintiff David Behl filed the instant claim for workmen’s compensation to recover for a broken hearing aid. The hearing referee awarded plaintiff $264.80 and the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirmed. Defendant appeals upon leave granted.

The facts of the case may be simply stated. Plaintiff alleged that while at work he slipped on a bolt, which was lying in the yard where he was working, lost his balance and dropped his dinner bucket. As he bent over to pick it up, his hearing aid fell off his ear and was broken. Defendant alleged simply that plaintiff bent over to pick something up…