Quay Hurd v. Ford Motor Company

The issue to be decided in this case is whether MCL 418.301(2); MSA 17.237(301)(2) 1 of 1980 PA 357 will have prospective or retroactive effect. 2 This Court holds that MCL 418.301(2); MSA 17.237(301)(2) was enacted to invalidate this Court's decision in Deziel v Difco Laboratories, Inc (After Remand), 403 Mich 1; 268 NW2d 1 (1978), thus effecting a substantive change in the law and that the provisions of this amendment have prospective application. Plaintiff, Quay Hurd, began working for the defendant, Ford Motor Company, in 1962. In 1974, plaintiff sought psychiatric treatment, complaining that he was nervous and believed his bosses and co-employees were against him. He related a specific incident when a general foreman yelled ""you are crazy"" into his ear, subsequently causing him to hear roaring sounds in his head.