Carter v. Detroit Board of Education

This is an appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board [hereinafter referred to as WCAB], which affirmed the referee’s order of October 18, 1972. The referee awarded the plaintiff compensation because of a January 16, 1968 injury that caused the dislocation of the plaintiff’s shoulder.

After applying for appeal to the WCAB on October 31, 1972, the defendant moved for the taking of additional testimony on September 4, 1974. In its motion, the defendant indicated the following ground:

"1. That the offer of surgery and plaintiff’s refusal are undisputed facts and are relevant…