Hakala v. Burroughs Corp.

In 1968, plaintiff herein filed a petition for compensation, alleging that he is totally and permanently disabled under the terms of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. MCLA 412.8a; MSA 17.158(1). His right hand was amputated in an employment-related accident; he had incurred a prior non-work-related, nontraumatic "loss” of his left eye.

The uncorrected vision in plaintiff’s left eye is 20/300; with eyeglasses, the vision in this eye is 20/50, or almost normal. For the purposes of this decision, it will be assumed that, on the basis of plaintiff’s uncorrected vision, he has suffered a permanent…