Legal Opinion
Lopucki v. Ford Motor Company
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 9, 1981No. Docket 47952PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBashara, J.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) appeals, by leave granted, from a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board decision affirming an administrative law judge’s award of benefits to Irene Lopucki where her husband, Anthony Lopucki, committed suicide.
The first issue which must be resolved is whether death resulting from suicide is compensable under Michigan’s Worker’s Disability Compensation Act. The act, MCL 418.101 et seq.; MSA 17.237(101) et seq., does not specifically address the issue. Nor have the appellate courts of this state conclusively arrived at the test to be applied in determining the…
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