Legal Opinion
Reed v. Yackell
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 28, 2005No. Docket 126534PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, C.J.
We granted leave in this case to determine whether plaintiff, Ricky Reed, who was fired from defendant Mr. Food, Inc., but continued to assist with deliveries on a periodic basis, was an employee of Mr. Food within the meaning of MCL 418.161(1)(Z) and (n) of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act (WDCA)1 and, thus, prohibited from maintaining a tort action for employment-related personal injury in the circuit court against Mr. Food, its owner, and its delivery supervisor. We determine that Reed was an employee of Mr. Food under MCL 418.161(1)(Z) at the time he was injured because he was in…
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