Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 250 > Act 256 of 1998 - Veterans Memorial Bridges

• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• hospitalization: means medical, surgical, or obstetrical care in the university hospital or in a hospital licensed under article 17 of Act No. See Michigan Laws 400.66a
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o