205 Mich. 493 | Mich. | 1919
The claim of plaintiff is that her husband, John McRae, met with an accident while in defendant’s employ, which subsequently caused his death. The compensation board made the usual death award and defendant reviews the proceedings on the claim that the testimony does not show that McRae’s injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. The testimony discloses that John McRae was an old employee of defendant, having been in its employ nearly five years. That on Sunday, April 21st, he, with another employee, August Small, was engaged in clean
■ Counsel contends that there is no evidence in the record from which the board could find that his hand was scratched or cut by the sharp edges of the steel
A great many questions are raised and discussed by counsel which we think were entirely within the province of the board. It will suffice to say that the main facts narrated here were sufficient to bring the question of accident within the domain of fact and consequently within the jurisdiction of the board and it was for them to weigh and decide upon the conflict in the testimony and to say what inferences should be drawn therefrom. With this view, it will be unnecessary for us to consider in detail the other questions which defendant’s counsel have discussed.
The award is affirmed.