Moore v. City of Southfield Police Department

On March 29, 1981, plaintiff, age twenty-seven, aggravated a previous back injury which he had sustained during the course of his employment as a police officer for defendant City of Southfield Police Department. Plaintiff appeals by leave granted from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board dismissing his petition for disability benefits under the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.101 et seq.; MSA 17.237(101) et seq. At issue in this case is not the fact of a work-related disability; instead, we are asked to decide whether plaintiff is entitled to benefits under both…