Jason Allen v. Charlevoix Abstract & Engineering Company

In this workers' compensation matter, defendants appeal by leave granted the decision of the Michigan Compensation Appellate Commission (MCAC) that, in relevant part, declined to reform a "voluntary payment agreement" (VPA) between the parties. There is no dispute that the VPA constitutes a contract or that it contains a mathematical error. The MCAC concluded that the magistrate lacked the equitable authority to reform the parties' contract. We hold that the MCAC's determination was correct, but we choose to exercise our own equitable authority to reform the VPA. We therefore affirm, but we…