Michigan Laws 600.4511 – Usurpation of office; damages
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.4511
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
When an action is brought against a person for usurping an office and the person rightfully entitled to the office is a party and avers his right to it, and judgment is rendered in his favor, he is entitled to any damages sustained because of the usurpation by the defendant of the office from which the defendant has been evicted. The claim for damages may be joined with the claim for quo warranto, or brought separately within 1 year after the judgment in the action for quo warranto.