Boyd v. W G Wade Shows

In this case we are presented with the issue whether workers’ compensation death benefits are available to the widow of a nonresident worker employed in Michigan for work to be performed outside Michigan. Because I believe the plain language of the workers’ compen*528sation statute1 precludes jurisdiction of the bureau over plaintiff’s claim, I would affirm the decision of the bureau.

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Plaintiff is the widow of a carnival operator who was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Indiana. Plaintiff’s decedent was a resident of Illinois and was employed in Michigan to move a carnival from Michigan to…