Maxwell v. Procter & Gamble

A. F. Bouchard & Son Greenhouse and the Accident Fund of Michigan appeal by leave granted from an opinion and order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board affirming with modification the decision of a hearing referee awarding benefits to plaintiff Alexander G. Maxwell. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

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On July 31, 1967, while working for Bouchard, plaintiff suffered an injury to his lower left leg while operating a Rototiller. The injury resulted in the amputation of plaintiff’s left leg three inches below the knee. Plaintiff did not work for six or seven weeks, then returned…