Panagos v. North Detroit General Hospital

Plaintiff was an employee of defendant and on January 27, 1969, while on her lunch hour, cut her mouth on a foreign particle which allegedly was in a piece of pie which she purchased in the hospital’s cafeteria. The cut later became infected, and plaintiff alleged that she lost teeth as a result of the infection.

Plaintiff was disabled from working for approximately fifteen weeks. During that time, workmen’s compensation benefits were voluntarily paid to her by defendant and its insurance carrier. The company and insurer also paid plaintiff’s medical and dental bills.

After returning to work,…