Washam v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Appeal is taken by plaintiff from a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) decision affirming a referee’s denial of benefits. The referee and WCAB found that plaintiff did not give defendant timely notice of the injury as required by MCLA 418.381; MSA 17.237(381). Additionally, the WCAB found "that plaintiff had reasonable grounds for knowledge of disability and by reasonable diligence could have discovered that his disability might be work-related” more than three months prior to the time he notified defendant.

Plaintiff contends that he did not know, or have reason to know, that his…