DeMott v. Battle Creek Goodwill Industries

Plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident in 1939 in which she suffered extensive burns to both her legs. In 1962 her left leg was amputated after developing cancer. In 1965 while working for the defendant Goodwill Industries, she bumped her right leg on a conveyor and was injured. The injury occurred at the site of a small dime-sized ulcer on her right ankle. The ulcer eventually worsened and increased in size, requiring medical attention and disabling her from work. She filed for workmen’s compensation benefits and received $24.54 per week in benefits from September 27, 1965, to…