Crawley v. General Motors Truck Corp.

The plaintiff suffered an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment with the defendant corporation. A falling timber hit him in the back and injured his kidneys. He was awarded compensation for total disability at the rate of $18 a week for a period not to exceed 500 weeks. About two years later, seeking evidence to support a petition to discontinue compensation, the defendant corporation ordered the plaintiff to report at the State hospital at Ann Arbor for an examination. The examination was conducted by the defendant Dr. Nesbit. It is charged by the plaintiff…