Harris v. CHECKER CAB MANUFACTURING CORP.

Plaintiff Jewell Harris entered the employ of defendant Checker Cab Manufacturing Corporation at Kalamazoo in 1945. She was laid off in May of that year and did not return to work until July of 1948. She described her duties as “assembling work.” This consists of putting upholstery on the panels inside the cabs and wood crash pads in the bottom of the cab bodies. She testified that prior to her accident on December 2, 1948, her health had been good and that she had never experienced any pain, swelling or stiffness in any of her joints.

Leo Fleekenstein, who was in charge of the department in…