Legal Opinion

Woody v. Cello-Foil Products

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided February 23, 1996No. Docket No. 99284PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AFTER REMAND

Cavanagh, J.

The issues presented in this appeal are whether the worker’s compensation magistrate made sufficient findings of fact regarding work-related causation, and, if so, whether they were supported by substantial, material, and competent evidence on the whole record. We hold that, in this case, the magistrate failed to make sufficient findings of fact on the causation issue. The magistrate’s failure to provide the reasoning supporting his decision to deny benefits to plaintiff was then exacerbated by errors in the decisions of the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kostamo v. Marquette Iron Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Thomas v. Chrysler Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Powell v. ColliasMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Woody v. Cello-Foil ProductsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994

3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. In Re BrownMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Layman v. Newkirk Electric Associates Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Crooked Lake Yacht Club Inc v. Emmet CountyMichigan Court of Appeals · 2026
  5. Helen Jordan v. Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan Supreme Court · 2022

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