Smith v. Lawrence Baking Co.

Defendants Lawrence Baking Company and Employers Mutual Liability Company appeal from an award of compensation benefits to plaintiff made by tbe workmen’s compensation appeal board which modified and affirmed an award granted by the hearing referee.

Plaintiff was employed by Lawrence Baking Company in Lansing on May 13, 1955. His job as a bread wrapper involved continuous twisting, turning, and bending. While employed by Lawrence Baking Company plaintiff worked 12 hours a day operating both bread-wrapping and bun-wrapping machines.

Some 6 months prior to June 19, 1957, plaintiff’s back began…