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Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.861 (2026)

Findings of fact conclusive; questions of law.

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WORKER'S DISABILITY COMPENSATION ACT OF 1969


Act 317 of 1969


418.861 Findings of fact conclusive; questions of law.

Sec. 861.

    The findings of fact made by the board acting within its powers, in the absence of fraud, shall be conclusive. The court of appeals and the supreme court shall have power to review questions of law involved in any final order of the board, if application is made by the aggrieved party within 30 days after such order by any method permissible under the rules of the courts of the laws of this state.

History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969

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Cited in 215 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2023 · leading case: McAvoy v. H B Sherman Co., 258 N.W.2d 414 (Mich. 1977).
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McAvoy v. H B Sherman Co., 258 N.W.2d 414 (Mich. 1977). · cites it 6× “" MCLA 418.861; MSA 17.237(861). The constitutional provision cited was concerned with (1) providing for judicial review of rulings by administrative agencies, and (2) establishing a standard of review for the findings of fact made by administrative agencies.”
Sobotka v. Chrysler Corp., 523 N.W.2d 454 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 4× “Kostamo v Marquette Iron Mining Co, 405 Mich 105, 135-136 ; 274 NW2d 411 (1979); MCL 418.861; MSA 17.237(861); Const 1963, art 6, § 28.”
Reed v. Yackell, 703 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2005). · cites it 2× “MCL 418.861 provides: The findings of fact made by the board acting within its powers, in the absence of fraud, shall be conclusive.”
Paschke v. Retool Indus., 519 N.W.2d 441 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 2× “Const 1963, art 6, § 28, MCL 418.861; MSA 17.237(861). Plaintiff Raymond R.”
Rakestraw v. Gen. Dynamics Land Sys., Inc, 666 N.W.2d 199 (Mich. 2003). · cites it 2× “§§ 418.861, 418.861a(14). Likewise, questions requiring statutory interpretation are questions of law that are reviewed de novo.”
Hoste v. Shanty Creek Mgmt., Inc, 592 N.W.2d 360 (Mich. 1999). · cites it 2× “§ 418.861; MSA 17.237(861); Goff v. Bil-Mar Foods, Inc.”
Smitter v. Thornapple Twp., 833 N.W.2d 875 (Mich. 2013). · cites it 2× “13 Rakestraw v Gen Dynamics Land Sys, Inc, 469 Mich 220, 224 ; 666 NW2d 199 (2003); MCL 418.861; MCL 418.861a(14). 14 Dep’t of Transp v Tomkins, 481 Mich 184, 190 ; 749 NW2d 716 (2008).”
Higgins v. Monroe Evening News, 272 N.W.2d 537 (Mich. 1978). · cites it 3× “Const 1963, art 6, § 28 and MCL 418.861; MSA 17.237(861). The dispositive issue in this case is whether a contract of hire existed between plaintiff and Frank Handler, the substitute newsboy.”
Bower v. Whitehall Leather Co., 312 N.W.2d 640 (Mich. 1981). · cites it 2× “Pigue, supra ; MCL 418.861; MSA 17.237(861). In the instant case, the WCAB found that the offered work was within plaintiff's physical capacity, and that the offer was timely made and in *198 good faith.”
Pulver v. Dundee Cement Co., 515 N.W.2d 728 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 2× “[2] See Const 1963, art 6, § 28; MCL 418.861; MSA 17.237(861); Holden v Ford Motor Co, 439 Mich 257 ; 484 NW2d 227 (1992); Farrington, supra at 218-219 .”
Braxton v. Chevrolet Grey Iron Foundry Div. of Gen. Motors Corp., 242 N.W.2d 420 (Mich. 1976). · cites it 4× “MCLA 418.861; MSA 17.237 (861). Error may be committed by basing a finding of fact on a misconception of law and by failing to *693 correctly apply the law to the finding of fact.”
Tyler v. Livonia Pub. Schs., 590 N.W.2d 560 (Mich. 1999). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff filed an application with this Court for leave to appeal, and we granted plaintiff's application.”
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