Ford v. Monroe Steel Castings Co.

Defendant appeals from a February 10, 1982, decision and order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB). The sole issue on appeal is whether the WCAB erred in denying defendant’s request for a proportionate reduction in the amount of death benefits payable to plaintiff Lilah Ford for the death of her husband, Clifford Ford, pursuant to MCL 418.431; MSA 17.237(431). Defendant argues that the evidence received by the WCAB established that decedent’s death was due in part to a nonoccupational cause and that the appeal board was required to reduce the benefits pursuant to § 431.

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