Michigan Court of Appeals; Docket No. 29714; Published
Judges Beasley, Brennan, and McDonald; Unanimous; Per Curiam
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: 79 Mich App 764 (1977); Link to Opinion 
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Wage Loss for Temporarily Unemployed Persons / Qualifications [§3107a]
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Legislative Purpose and Intent
CASE SUMMARY:
The Court of Appeals held that the amendment to §3107 (§3107a), granting wage loss benefits to injured people who were temporarily unemployed at the time of the accident, was retroactive to the effective date of the original no-fault law. In reaching this conclusion, the Court stated, ". . . An amendment enacted soon after controversies arise in regard to a statute can be taken as a legislative interpretation of the original act rather than as a substantial change of it."
[Author's Comment: This decision was mistakenly omitted from this book and is included now for completeness.]