Lewis v. Chevrolet-Saginaw Grey Iron Foundry Division of General Motors Corp.

Throughout this opinion Richard Lewis, deceased, will be referred to as plaintiff.

Plaintiff was first employed by defendant in 1949, In October, 1956, he suffered an injury to an intervertebral disc and was found disabled as a result of the accident.

In January, 1967, plaintiff filed a petition for total and permanent disability benefits, alleging the loss of the industrial use of both legs.

At the hearing before the referee only the testimony of the plaintiff was taken, and the deposition of his physician.

Plaintiff testified that he had severe pain radiating from his back down the backs of…