Tibbs v. Kalamazoo Brass Foundry Co.

Defendant Kalamazoo Brass Foundry Company and its insurer, Auto-Owners Insurance Company, were granted leave to appeal from an order of the workmen’s compensation commission modifying the award of the deputy commissioner. Plaintiff G-lenn Tibbs was awarded $21 per week for total disability from June 30, 1949 to the date (September 20, 1949) when he entered the employ of Western Michigan College, and $7 per week from that date until further order, but not to exceed the aggregate sum of $5,825.

Tibbs, a molder of 30 years’ experience, entered defendant’s employ on July 23, 1948, and continued…