Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Certified Refrigeration, Inc

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided September 6, 1974No. 10 June Term 1974, Docket No. 54,600PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*626Williams, J.

The issue in this case is whether an employee, allowed to garage a company vehicle at his home overnight, seriously injured on his way to work during a detour to deliver his daughter to school, suffered an injury that "arose out of’ and "in the course of’ his employment. In deciding this issue the following three questions must be resolved:

1) Is Conklin v Industrial Transport, Inc, 312 Mich 250; 20 NW2d 179 (1945), which held that even a slight deviation to carry out a personal mission would preclude compensation, still good law?

2) Is injury compensable which occurs off the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Crilly v. BallouMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Whetro v. AwkermanMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Clifton v. Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Beaudry v. WatkinsMichigan Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Secor v. Penn Service GarageSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1955

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Hagerman v. Gencorp AutomotiveMichigan Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Bush v. ParmenterMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Stark v. LE Myers CompanyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. South Dakota Public Entity Pool for Liability v. WingerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Stanton v. Lloyd Hammond Produce FarmsMichigan Supreme Court · 1977

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