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FOWLER v. MUSKEGON COUNTY

Docket No. 55, Calendar No. 46,108.

340 Mich. 522 (1954)

65 N.W.2d 801

FOWLER v. MUSKEGON COUNTY.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided September 8, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus, McCroskey & Finucan (Jerry S. McCroskey, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Robert A. Cavanaugh, Prosecuting Attorney, for defendant County of Muskegon.

Alexander, Cholette, Buchanan, Perkins & Conklin (Edward D. Wells, of counsel), for defendant Century Indemnity Company.

SHARPE, J.

Plaintiff, John Fowler, was employed by the county of Muskegon as a deputy sheriff. On June 5, 1940, he was struck by a prisoner attempting to escape. On June 14, 1950, he filed an application for compensation. On July 28, 1952, the workmen's compensation commission entered an order that:

"defendants shall pay to plaintiff compensation of $21 per week for a period of 150 weeks from August 4, 1944, for...

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