Pulley v. Detroit Engineering & MacHine Co.

This is an appeal upon leave granted from a decision 1 of the Court of Appeals. The decision affirmed a denial of compensation made by the workmen’s compensation appeal board. The board’s order reversed the decision of the hearing referee, which had required payment to the appellant of compensation benefits based on a finding of total disability.

It is stipulated that at the time of his injury, appellant was engaged in common labor. He was operating a punch press. The press malfunctioned, injuring plaintiff severely and resulting in the amputation of his left hand diagonally from the second…