HAGERMAN v. GENCORP AUTOMOTIVE

Docket No. 107059, Calendar No. 8.

579 N.W.2d 347 (1998)

Marian HAGERMAN, In Her Own Behalf And On Behalf of Keith Hagerman, Deceased Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENCORP AUTOMOTIVE, Self-Insured, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided June 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams, Fotieo, Szczytko & Fedewa by Paul A. Williams, Grand Rapids, for plaintiff-appellant.

Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge by Lance R. Mather, Grand Rapids, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

BOYLE, Justice.

We granted leave to appeal to examine the Legislature's use of the phrase "proximate cause" in M.C.L. § 418.375(2); M.S.A. § 17.237(375)(2), which provides for survivor's benefits under the worker's compensation act.1 We decline to take up the cudgel with regard to the dissent's scholarly exploration of the evils of judicial legislation or to...

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