Sec. 831. Neither the payment of compensation or the accepting of the same by the employee or his dependents shall be considered as a determination of the rights of the parties under this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.831
Compensation; acceptance, effect
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Michigan Mutual Liability Co. (1975)
Most recently applied in 788 F. Supp. 2d 567 - Lewis v. Drouillard (March 2011)
1969, Act 317, Eff
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