Grabowski v. General Motors Corp.

Defendant Second Injury Fund appeals by leave granted from a November 2, 1988, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, which reversed the hearing referee and denied the fund’s claim to reimbursement for the interim benefits it paid to plaintiff during a previous appeal period. We reverse.

Plaintiff was found to have sustained a work-related leg injury on February 24, 1974, while employed by General Motors Corporation. The referee also determined that plaintiff was totally and permanently disabled based upon the loss of industrial use of his left leg and prior loss of sight in both…