Chilcote v. Cadillac Malleable Iron Co.

In these consolidated appeals, the parties appeal by leave granted from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that found plaintiff entitled to continuing benefits for partial disability from autumn of 1984 onward. We reverse.

The facts are undisputed. Plaintiff worked for defendant from 1954 until September 30, 1981, when a labor dispute resulted in a union strike against defendant. On January 18, 1982, defendant refused the union’s offer to return to work. Apparently, the strike has never been resolved.

In June 1984, plaintiff sought workers’ compensation benefits, claiming…