Brink v. J. W. Wells Lumber Co.

(after stating the facts). The period of going to and returning from work, while not upon the employer’s premises, generally is not covered by the act. Lipinski v. Sutton Sales Co., 220 Mich. 647; Reed v. Bliss & Van Auken Lumber Co., 225 Mich. 164.

Plaintiff was on the premises of the employer, going from his work, leaving within a reasonable time, following a customary and permitted route off the premises, and in the immediate vicinity of his labor. It is a general rule that an employee, under such circumstances, is still in the course of his employment. Papinaw v. Railway Co., 189 Mich.…