Nulf v. Browne-Morse Co.

Defendant Second Injury Fund appeals by leave granted from a February 26, 1976 order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming a September 28, 1972 referee’s decision which awarded plaintiff differential benefits and total and permanent disability benefits pursuant to MCLA 418.521; MSA 17.237(521).

In May 1956 plaintiff was hired as a forklift operator by defendant Browne-Morse Company. Plaintiff in 1967 developed bilateral cataracts unrelated to his employment, and subsequent surgery resulted in removal of the natural lens of each eye. Corrective lenses restored visual acuity in…