Bellinger v. Hersey Gravel Co.

Notwithstanding the sympathy aroused by plaintiff's condition and the regret that he is not protected by health insurance, we are constrained to hold that he is not entitled to compensation. He suffered from heat and sunstroke. This is not within the purview of the compensation act. We do not believe that unusual circumstances differentiate the case from Doyle v. City of Saginaw, 258 Mich. 467 . The employer was not responsible for nor even apprised of the fact that plaintiff only partook of a cup of coffee for breakfast and was obliged to go some distance to secure a conveyance to go to his…