Ellis v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff sustained an accidental injury while in defendant's employ on April 11, 1931, and was paid compensation at the maximum rate until May 2, 1932. Thereafter, various petitions for further compensation were filed, the details of which are unimportant in this controversy.

On October 9, 1933, he received an award of $9 per week for partial disability, payment of said sum to commence as of July 7, 1933, and to continue until the further order of the department. He was paid the said sum weekly in accordance with the award until he had actually received compensation for a total of 499 weeks.…