Coleman v. General Motors Corp.

Defendant appeals by leave granted from the November 20, 1986, order and opinion of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board. The wcab reversed the referee’s denial of benefits to plaintiff. The wcab also found that plaintiff did not prove that he had suffered a work-related heart attack, but did find that plaintiff had established by a preponderance of the evidence a work-related back disability from an injury date of February 5, 1980. Plaintiff has filed a cross-appeal challenging the board’s finding that he did not prove by a preponderance of the evidence entitlement to benefits based upon a…