Legal Opinion
Loper v. Cascade Township
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 1984No. Docket 71154PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtR. L. Tahvonen, J.
Defendants appeal from the July 17, 1981, decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming the award of death benefits to plaintiff, Norene Loper.
Decedent, Calvin Loper, had been a volunteer fire fighter for defendant Cascade Township for over ten years. Following an incident in which a boy drowned, decedent and several other Cascade Township volunteer fire fighters enrolled in a scuba diving course so that they might, in the future, be better able to respond to water emergencies. On September 20, 1975, decedent accidentally drowned while taking a certification test as part…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aquilina v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1978
- Vogt Ex Rel. Vogt v. Borough of BelmarSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- Cuna v. Board of Fire CommissionersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Nunn v. GA CANTRICK CO., INC.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- Fuchs v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Doom v. Brunswick Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1995
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