Legal Opinion
Wardlow v. Great Lakes Express Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 16, 1983No. Docket 61211PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
On November 12, 1981, the trial *57judge, after a two-day bench trial,1 ordered that plaintiffs complaint be dismissed. Plaintiff appeals as of right.
Plaintiff worked as a truck driver for defendant from March, 1955, until early 1978. In April, 1956, plaintiff ruptured a disc in his back. He returned to the job in 1958, with a 50-pound weight lifting restriction. He testified that his back caused him no problems working on the job. In 1962, he switched from being an "over-the-road” driver to a city driver. He wrenched his back in 1973 but was off work for only three weeks.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. HardisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kewin v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- Holland v. Boeing CompanyWashington Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Rourk v. Oakwood Hospital Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1998
- Hines v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1985
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