Fischer v. Lincoln Tool & Die Co.

Pee Cubiam.

This appeal is brought by the employer and its insurance carrier from the decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, which affirmed the award of compensation to an employee injured upon a public sidewalk while on his way to work.

Defendant’s place of business was located in a substantially residential area and consisted of a small factory and an adjoining residential structure in which patterns were stored. The defendant’s entire business property occupied three adjoining lots fronting upon Trumbull Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Along the front of this property ran a public…