BOWMAN v. R.L. COOLSAET CONST. CO.

Docket No. 258518.

723 N.W.2d 583 (2006)

272 Mich. App. 27

James B. BOWMAN, Plaintiff, and Auto Club Insurance Association, Intervening Plaintiff-Appellant, v. R.L. COOLSAET CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., and Second Injury Fund/Permanent & Total Disability Provisions, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided August 8, 2006, at 9:00 a.m.

Released for Publication November 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans, Pletkovic & Rhodes, P.C. (by Jane S. Colombo), Huntington Woods, for Auto Club Insurance Association.

Conklin, Benham, Ducey, Listman & Chuhran, P.C. (by Martin L. Critchell), Detroit, and Law Offices of Lynch, Prokopp, Sekerak & Rochau (by Kim C. Rochau), Southfield, for R.L. Coolsaet Construction Company and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Gerald M. Marcinkoski, Special Assistant Attorney General, and Stephanie A. Carll, Assistant Attorney General, for the Second Injury Fund.

Before: COOPER, P.J., and FORT HOOD and BORRELLO, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation case, intervening plaintiff-appellant Auto Club Insurance Association (appellant) appeals by leave granted an order of the Workers' Compensation Appellate Commission (WCAC) affirming the magistrate's denial of plaintiff James B. Bowman's petition for workers' compensation benefits. Because we hold that the "traveling employee" doctrine exists in Michigan, we reverse the decision of the WCAC and remand for further proceedings...

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