Bursell v. General Electric Co.

I respectfully dissent from the majority's decision finding that plaintiff sustained a compensable injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with defendant-employer.

In my opinion the disciplinary action leading to plaintiff's alleged mental injury was part of an established personnel procedure with a legitimate business purpose and occurred in the course of normal business operations. The Employee Handbook, Personnel Practices Manual, and Employee Relations Manual all set forth with particularity the type of conduct which is subject to discipline, the nature of the…