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HAKALA v. BURROUGHS CORP.

Docket No. 67047, (Calendar No. 12).

417 Mich. 359 (1983)

338 N.W.2d 165

HAKALA v. BURROUGHS CORPORATION (AFTER REMAND)

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided September 19, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelman, Loria, Downing, Schneider & Simpson (by Robert Howes) for the plaintiff.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Louis J. Caruso, Solicitor General, and Joseph M. Binno, Assistant Attorney General, for the Second Injury Fund.

Decided September 19, 1983. Rehearing denied 418 Mich. 1201.

KAVANAGH, J.

This case involves the question whether a worker with a pre-existing vision disability who suffers the specific loss of a hand is entitled to total and permanent disability benefits.

We affirm the decision of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board that he is not.

On September 7, 1962, Edward Hakala lost his right hand in a press accident while working at Burroughs Corporation...

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