Terms Used In Michigan Laws 29.401

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  An instructor certified, assigned, approved, or contracted under the fire fighters training council act of 1966, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377, to provide instructional services is not liable for tort damages caused by those instructional services if the tort damages are caused by the ordinary negligence of the instructor.