White v. Weinberger Builders, Inc.

I would affirm the decisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board and the Court of Appeals. The Second Injury Fund should hot be subjected to a separate, independent hearing to determine whether the fund is liable for differential payments when the claimant and employer redeem all alleged potential employer liability by entering into a negotiated settlement where employer liability has been neither admitted nor adjudicated.

This Court’s review is limited to a specific legal issue which is of major significance to the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Michigan. The factual circumstances of…