Kidd v. General Motors Corp.

Per Curiam:.

This opinion was written by Justice Blair Moody, Jr., prior to his death on November 26, 1982. We concur in this opinion and adopt it as our own.

This workers’ compensation case focuses on an employee’s entitlement to total and permanent disability benefits after an initial receipt of benefits for 800 weeks from the date of injury. The questions presented are: (1) what is the proper standard to employ under MCL 412.9(a); MSA 17.159(a) 1 in determining whether a worker who has received total and permanent disability benefits for the statutory conclusive presumption period of 800…