Terms Used In Michigan Laws 123.402

  • drafted person: as used in this act shall be construed to include any person commanded to assist any municipal official or employe authorized to command the assistance of bystanders in the performance of his duties as such municipal official or employe. See Michigan Laws 123.401
  • municipality: as used in this act shall be construed to include any township, city, village or county of this state. See Michigan Laws 123.401
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   Any municipality of this state shall be liable for the injuries sustained by any person drafted to assist any official or employe of such municipality authorized to command the assistance of such drafted person in the performance of his duties as such municipal official or employe: Provided, however, That the compensation allowed such injured drafted person shall be on the same basis and equal to the compensation the drafting municipal official or employe would receive under the workmen’s compensation act in case of a similar injury.