Wood v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to the Industrial Accident Board. Mary Wood presented her claim for compensation for the death of Henry H. Davenport while in the employ of the Public Lighting Commission of the city of Detroit. An order was entered awarding compensation. The city of Detroit brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.
In March, 1914, an employee of the Public Lighting Commission of the city of Detroit in the course of his employment was killed. The Industrial Accident Board affirmed an award to a member of the family of the deceased made under the provisions of Act No. 10, Pub. Acts 1912 (Extra Session), overruling the contention of the city that, as applied to municipal corporations, the act is void. The act is entitled:
“An act to promote the welfare of the people of this State, relating to the liability of employers for injuries or death sustained by.their employees, providing compensation for the…
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