Terms Used In Michigan Laws 35.982

  • Adjutant general: means the adjutant general of this state. See Michigan Laws 35.972
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
   No application for benefits under the provisions of this act shall be filed or received, with the exception of applications under section 5 of this act, on and after March 7, 1958, except that applications originally filed prior to March 7, 1958, which were not processed or which were denied by the adjutant general based upon a file from which material evidence had been lost or misfiled through no fault of the applicant and no appeal has been made, may be refiled and processed if filed before March 7, 1962.