SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                FORM 8-K

                         Current Report Pursuant
                      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                     Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                            January 13, 1995
           (Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))

                         LA-Z-BOY CHAIR COMPANY
         (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                Michigan
             (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                                 0-5091
                        (Commission File Number)

                               38-0751137
                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                         1284 N. Telegraph Road
                         Monroe, Michigan 48161
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

                             (313) 242-1444
          (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                            [not applicable]
       (Former Name or Former Address If Changed Since Last Report



Item 5.  Other Events

  See attached News Release.





                                SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                           LA-Z-BOY-CHAIR COMPANY


Date:  January 13, 1995                         Gene M. Hardy    
                                           Secretary and Treasurer

NYSE & PSE:  LZB                 News Release           Contact:  Jim Korsnack
                                                            (313) 241-4208   


    
              LA-Z-BOY CHAIR CO. TO ACQUIRE ENGLAND/CORSAIR, INC. 

    
MONROE, MI., January 13, 1995:   La-Z-Boy Chair Company, a manufacturer of
furniture, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire
privately held England/Corsair, Inc., an upholstered furniture manufacturer.

"England/Corsair has a highly respected reputation within the furniture
industry for producing high-quality furniture that provides excellent customer
value at moderate price points," said La-Z-Boy Chairman and President Charles
T. Knabusch.  "Additionally, the company has an outstanding management and
employee team which in recent years has demonstrated its ability to
substantially increase sales and earnings, even during the most recent
furniture industry recession.  Based on past performance, we fully expect
England/Corsair to measurably contribute to La-Z-Boy's earnings."

General terms of the transaction call for a payment to England/Corsair 
shareholders of La-Z-Boy stock, cash and notes, with additional incentives
based on the profit performance of England/Corsair during each of the next
two years.  The transaction is subject to the necessary regulatory approvals.
Terms of the agreement will not be made public until the filing of the
necessary registration statement with the SEC.

"La-Z-Boy and England/Corsair share very similar manufacturing and business
philosophies, especially in the areas of product quality, comfort and value,"
commented England/Corsair President and CEO Rodney D. England.  "We are
extremely pleased to be part of the La-Z-Boy group of furniture companies and
anticipate a mutually beneficial and long lasting relationship."

Headquartered in New Tazewell, Tennessee, England/Corsair manufactures a wide
range of upholstered and occasional furniture targeted at moderate price 
points and sold under the England/Corsair brand name.  The company's products 
primarily consist of sofas, loveseats, motion seating, accent chairs and
occasional tables marketed throughout the U.S. and Canada.  With annual sales
in excess of $100 million, England/Corsair has approximately 1,500 employees
at its six manufacturing facilities and corporate office.

La-Z-Boy Chair Co. is a manufacturer of residential and business furniture.
With annual sales over $800 million, the company employs 9,600 people, has 25
facilities and operates five divisions:  La-Z-Boy Residential, La-Z-Boy
Contract, La-Z-Boy Canada, Hammary and Kincaid.