SOLAKIS v. ROBERTS

Docket Nos. 56374, 56375, 56388, (Calendar Nos. 8, 9).

395 Mich. 13 (1975)

233 N.W.2d 1

SOLAKIS v. ROBERTS WHITE v. EXTRA LABOR POWER OF AMERICA

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided September 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garvey, Kreis & Silverman, P.C., for plaintiff Solakis.

James, Dark & Craig (by Richard J. Craig), for defendants Charles D. Roberts and Michigan Mutual Liability Company.

Cholette, Perkins & Buchanan (by Edward D. Wells and Kenneth L. Block), for defendants Miller Lumber Company and American Mutual Liability Company.

Early, Starbuck & Lennon (by John T. Peters, Jr.), for defendants Miller Lumber Company and Employers Mutual of Wausau.

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

Conklin, Benham, McLeod, Ducey & Ottaway, P.C. (by Thomas P. Chuhran), for defendant Estan Manufacturing Company.


M.S. COLEMAN, J.

These cases were consolidated to consider the common issue of whether the rate of interest on workmen's compensation awards is 5% or 6% per annum. The question has created a split in the Court of Appeals panels.1 We find that the Legislature has provided for 5% interest.

Additionally, plaintiff White confronts the Court with the question of whether he is entitled to workmen's compensation based upon his $1.25 per...

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