Smeester v. Pub-N-Grub, Inc.

Plaintiff Pamela Smeester appeals by leave granted from a circuit court order granting defendant’s motion for partial summary disposition with regard to the issue of damages. We reverse.

In 1988, plaintiff worked as a cook for defendant Pub-N-Grub. During the first week of her employment, she injured her left hand in a machine used to roll pizza dough. Defendant did not have workers’ disability compensation insurance and was not an approved self-insurer.

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, seeking to recover for loss of wages, loss of earning capacity, intangible damages, and medical…