Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)

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  3. Revised Judicature Act of 1961
  4. 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)
  5. Chapter 29 Provisions Concerning Specific Actions (600.2901...600.2979)

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Section
600.2901

Actions Abolished; Alienation of Affections, Criminal Conversation, Seduction, and Breach of Contract to Marry.

Section
600.2902

Actions Abolished; Certain Real Actions.

Section
600.2903

Judgment in Tort; Renewal; Continuance of Remedies.

Section
600.2904

Repealed. 1964, Act 170, Eff. July 1, 1965.

Section
600.2905

Civil Actions by State; Laws Applicable.

Section
600.2906

Confession of Judgment.

Section
600.2907

Malicious Prosecution or Action; Civil Liability, Penalty.

Section
600.2907a

Violation of MCL 565.25; Liability to Owner of Encumbered Property; Penalty.

Section
600.2908

Repealed. 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973.

Section
600.2909

Stockholders; Individual Liability for Corporate Debts; Enforcement; Labor Debts.

Section
600.2910

Action for Seduction.

Section
600.2911

Action for Libel or Slander.

Section
600.2912

Actions for Malpractice; Member of State Licensed Profession.

Section
600.2912a

Action Alleging Malpractice; Burden of Proof.

Section
600.2912b

Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Notice; Mailing; Notice Period; Statement; Access to Medical Records; Tacking Successive Notice Periods; Response; Failure to Receive Response; Health Professional or Facility Not Intending to Settle.

Section
600.2912c

Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Filing Affidavit Certifying Noninvolvement; Dismissal of Claim; Reinstatement of Party; Discovery.

Section
600.2912d

Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Complaint to Be Accompanied by Affidavit of Merit; Filing Extension; Failure to Allow Access to Medical Records.

Section
600.2912e

Action Alleging Medical Malpractice; Filing Answer to Complaint; Filing Affidavit of Meritorious Defense; Failure to Allow Access to Medical Records.

Section
600.2912f

Waiver of Privilege; Permissible Communication; Disclosure Not as Violation of Law.

Section
600.2912g

Arbitration.

Section
600.2912h

Settlement Agreement.

Section
600.2913

Minor Maliciously or Wilfully Destroying Property or Causing Bodily Harm or Injury to Person; Recovery of Damages From Parents.

Section
600.2914

Discharge in Bankruptcy; Cancellation of Judgment, Procedure; Notice to Judgment Creditor; Judgments From Other States; “Judgment” Defined; Judgments Under MCL 257.513.

Section
600.2915

Actions for Taxes Due Other States; Reciprocity.

Section
600.2916

Lethal Gases for Fumigation; Liability; Damages; Means of Ingress; Locking; Posting; Permission to Enter; Notice; Violation as Felony; Penalty.

Section
600.2917

Liability of Library, Merchant, Agent, or Independent Contractor for Conduct Involving Person Suspected of Larceny of Goods or Library Materials, or of Violating MCL 750.356c or MCL 750.356d; Definitions.

Section
600.2917a

Detention of Individual Believed by Owner or Lessee of Theatrical Facility to Have Violated MCL 750.465a.

Section
600.2918

Damages for Forcible Entry and Detainer; Damages for Unlawful Interference With Possessory Interest; Exceptions; Opening of Probate Estate; Forcible Entry or Possession by Occupant; Action for Possession; Claim for Injunctive Relief; Joinder; Waiver; Commencement of Action; Limitations; "Owner" Defined.

Section
600.2919

Damage or Waste to Land; Damages; Injunction; Contempt.

Section
600.2919a

Recovery of Damages, Costs, and Attorney's Fees by Person Damaged; Remedy Cumulative.

Section
600.2920

Unlawful Taking or Detention of Goods or Chattels; Civil Action to Recover Possession and Damages; Conditions; Surrender or Recovery of Books or Papers Pertaining to Office.

Section
600.2921

Survival of Actions; Death of Injured Person During Pendency of Action.

Section
600.2922

Death by Wrongful Act, Neglect, or Fault of Another; Liability; Action by Personal Representative; Limitation; Notice; Approval or Rejection of Proposed Settlement; Award and Distribution of Damages; Presentation of Claim for Damages; Advising Attorney for Personal Representative of Material Facts; Applicability of MCL 700.3924 to Distribution of Proceeds.

Section
600.2922a

Wrongful or Negligent Act Resulting in Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Physical Injury; Liability; Exceptions; “Physician or Other Licensed Health Professional” Defined.

Section
600.2922b

Use of Deadly Force or Other Than Deadly Force by Individual in Self-Defense; Immunity From Civil Liability.

Section
600.2922c

Individual Sued for Using Deadly Force or Force Other Than Deadly Force; Award of Attorney Fees and Costs; Conditions.

Section
600.2923

Action on Official or Other Bond; Assignment of Specific Breaches; Pendancy of Suit; Notice by Surety; Damages Paid Equal or Less Than Liability of Surety; Execution; Levy; Judgments in Excess of Liability; Unsatisfied Executions.

Section
600.2924

Bill of Discovery.

Section
600.2925

Repealed. 1974, Act 318, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1974.

Section
600.2925a

Right of Contribution Where Judgment Not Recovered; Limitation on Recovery; Effect of Settlement; Defenses; Intervention; Subrogation; Right of Indemnity; Breach of Fiduciary Obligation; Liability of Secretary of State.

Section
600.2925b

Determining Pro Rata Shares of Tortfeasors.

Section
600.2925c

Enforcement of Contribution; Absence of Judgment as Bar to Contribution; Discharge of Other Tort-Feasors; Judgment Binding in Determining Right to Contribution.

Section
600.2925d

Effect of Release, Covenant Not to Sue, or Covenant Not to Enforce Judgment.

Section
600.2926

Jurisdiction to Appoint Receivers; Termination.

Section
600.2926a

Cemetery Receivers and Conservators; Appointments; Term; Accounting; Compensation and Expenses.

Section
600.2927

Mortgaged Property; Nonpayment of Taxes or Insurance as Waste; Appointment of Receiver; Conditions.

Section
600.2928

Land of Infants and Incompetents; Disposition; Discharge of Incumbrance; Effect of Will or Conveyance; Proceeds of Sale; Dower; Court Orders; Infant or Incompetent as Ward of Court; Proceedings; Delivery of Guardianship Property.

Section
600.2929

Lands Held in Trust; Sale by Fiduciary, Orders of Court.

Section
600.2930

Life Estate; Sale on Order of Court; Bond; Confirmation; Effect of Conveyance, Will, or Order of Court; Proceedings.

Section
600.2931

Repealed. 2016, Act 489, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017.

Section
600.2932

Quieting Title; Interest of Plaintiff; Action by Mortgagee; Establishment of Title; Tenancy in Common; Actions.

Section
600.2933

Repealed. 2016, Act 489, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017.

Section
600.2934

Quieting Title; Lands Owned by Corporation After Expiration of Term; Complaint; Stockholders and Creditors of Corporation as Defendants; Service; Judgment; Damages; Costs; Actions.

Section
600.2935

Quieting Title; Recording of Judgment.

Section
600.2936

Probate in Chancery of Foreign Will; Proof by Copy; Legal Representative's Bill of Peace.

Section
600.2937

Obstructions and Encroachments on Public Highways, Streets and Alleys; Circuit Court; Relief.

Section
600.2938

Obscene Matter; Injunction; Adjudication; Temporary or Preliminary Injunction; Effect of Injunction; Distribution of Obscene Matter After Summons and Complaint; Delegation of Authority; Criminal Prosecution; Proceedings.

Section
600.2939

Gaming; Action by Loser; Oath of Parties; Prosecution According to Common Law; Forfeiture; Limitation; Securities; Lands Enuring of Benefit.

Section
600.2940

Nuisance; Abatement; Circuit Court; Injunction; Private Nuisance; Damages; Warrant to Abate and Remove Nuisance; Expense; Actions.

Section
600.2941

Artesian or Flowing Well; Certain Condition Deemed Nuisance; Abatement; Damages; Unreasonable or Unnecessary Waste; Order or Judgment; Reopening.

Section
600.2942

Public Securities Validation; Action to Contest Validity; Counterclaim; Third Party Complaint; Continuances; Amendment; Notice to Appear; Service; Publication of Order to Appear; Parties; Other Actions; Intervention; Final Judgment; Appeal; Upholding Validity of Securities; Definitions; Short Title; Proceedings.

Section
600.2943

Quieting Title; Relief to Defendant on Rehearing.

Section
600.2944

Access to Adjoining Property for Repairs or Improvements.

Section
600.2945

Definitions.

Section
600.2946

Product Liability Action; Admissible Evidence.

Section
600.2946a

Determination of Damages; Limitation.

Section
600.2947

Product Liability Action; Liability of Manufacturer or Seller.

Section
600.2948

Death or Injury; Warnings as Evidence.

Section
600.2949

Repealed. 1995, Act 249, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996.

Section
600.2949a

Knowledge of Defective Product.

Section
600.2949b

Automated Motor Vehicle; Liability of Manufacturer, Subcomponent System Producer, or Motor Vehicle Mechanic or Motor Vehicle Repair Facility; Applicability of MCL 600.2945 to 600.2949a; Definitions.

Section
600.2950

Personal Protection Order; Restraining or Enjoining Spouse, Former Spouse, Individual With Child in Common, Individual in Dating Relationship, or Person Residing or Having Resided in Same Household From Certain Conduct; Respondent Required to Carry Concealed Weapon; Omitting Address of Residence From Documents; Issuance, Contents, Effectiveness, Duration, and Service of Personal Protection Order; Entering Order Into Law Enforcement Information Network; Notice; Failure to Comply With Order; False Statement to Court; Enforcement; Respondent Less Than 18 Years of Age; Ownership Interest in Animal; Definitions.

Section
600.2950a

Personal Protection Order Restraining or Enjoining Individual From Engaging in Conduct Prohibited Under MCL 750.411h, 750.411i, or 750.411s; Facts Alleging Stalking; Conduct; Respondent Required to Carry Concealed Weapon; Omitting Address of Residence From Documents; Reasons for Issuing or Refusing to Grant Order; Mutual Order Prohibited; Effectiveness, Issuance, Contents, and Duration of Order; Duties of Court Clerk; Entering Order Into l.e.i.n.; Service; Notice to Law Enforcement Agency; Enforcement; Refusal or Failure to Comply; False Statement to Court; Purchase or Possession of Firearm; Person Less Than 18 Years ; Issuance to Prisoner Prohibited; Definitions.

Section
600.2950b

Forms; Liability of Individual Providing Assistance.

Section
600.2950c

Assistance With Personal Protection Order; Domestic Violence Victim Advocate.

Section
600.2950h

Definitions.

Section
600.2950i

Foreign Protection Order; Validity; Affirmative Defenses.

Section
600.2950j

Foreign Protection Order; Subject to Full Faith and Credit and Enforcement; Child Custody or Support Provision.

Section
600.2950k

Foreign Protection Order; Issuance Against Petitioner and Respondent; Conditions; “Spouse or Intimate Partner” Defined.

Section
600.2950l

Foreign Protection Order.

Section
600.2950m

Foreign Protection Order; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section
600.2950n

Order to Transfer Billing and Rights to Wireless Telephone Number to Petitioner; Conditions; Forms.

Section
600.2950o

Order Issued Under MCL 600.2950n; Service; Inability of Wireless Telephone Service Provider to Effectuate Order; Notice; Suspension of Order; Assumption of Financial Responsibility by Petitioner; Application of Requirements for Establishment of Service; Liability of Provider and Employees.

Section
600.2951

“Approved Signaling Device” and “Pistol” Defined; Use of Approved Signaling Device; Strict Liability for Damages; Exception.

Section
600.2952

Failure of Maker to Pay Amount of Dishonored Check, Draft, or Order; Liability; Written Demand for Payment; Delivery and Text; Effect of Payment Before Trial; Jurisdiction of Action.

Section
600.2953

Retail Fraud; Liability; Civil Damages; Demand for Payment; Text; Noncompliance; Effect of Payment; Jurisdiction; Civil Action Against Parent; Formal Police Report; Violation by Merchant Precluding Recovery.

Section
600.2953a

Motion Picture Recording Violation.

Section
600.2954

Maintaining Civil Action Against Individual Engaging in Prohibited Conduct; “Victim” Defined.

Section
600.2955

Scientific or Expert Opinion or Evidence; Admissibility.

Section
600.2955a

Impaired Ability to Function Due to Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Controlled Substance as Absolute Defense; Definitions.

Section
600.2955b

Plaintiff's Action for Individual's Bodily Injury or Death During Commission of Felony; Dismissal With Prejudice; Stay of Civil Action Until Final Disposition; Period of Limitations; Applicability; Definitions.

Section
600.2956

Several and Joint Liability.

Section
600.2956a

Certificate of Employability as Evidence of Due Care.

Section
600.2957

Determination and Allocation of Fault; Action Against Nonparty; Amendment of Pleading; Assessment of Fault Against Nonparty.

Section
600.2958

Plaintiff's Contributory Fault Not as Bar to Recovery of Damages.

Section
600.2959

Comparative Fault; Reduced Damages.

Section
600.2960

Burden of Proof; Cause of Action.

Section
600.2961

Definitions; Determining When Commission Due; Payment of Commissions; Liability; Attorney Fees and Costs; Jurisdiction; Contract Waiver Void; Applicability of Section.

Section
600.2962

Malpractice Action Against Certified Public Accountant.

Section
600.2962

[1] - Definitions; Unauthorized Receipt of Cable or Satellite Television Service; Action to Enjoin; Damages; Actual Damages Not Required; Separate Causes of Action.

Section
600.2962a

Definitions; Injunction; Damages; Civil Action; Court Actions; Actual Damages or Convictions Not Prerequisite to Action; Additional Penalties or Remedies; Separate Causes of Action.

Section
600.2963

Commencement of Civil Action or Filing Appeal in Civil Action by Prisoner; Payment of Filing Fees and Costs; Claim of Indigency; Failure to Pay Fees and Costs.

Section
600.2964

Social Security or Credit Card Number on Check as Condition of Acceptance; Requirement Prohibited; Exceptions; Prima Facie Evidence of Identity; Violation; Penalty; “Sale at Retail” Defined.

Section
600.2965

Recovery of Damages by Firefighter or Police Officer; Preclusion Abolished.

Section
600.2966

Injury to Firefighter or Police Officer; Governmental Immunity.

Section
600.2967

Recovery of Damages by Firefighter or Police Officer; Circumstances as Proof; Construction of Section; Definitions.

Section
600.2968

Repealed. 2020, Act 367, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2021.

Section
600.2969

Repealed. 1999, Act 239, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003.

Section
600.2970

Repealed. 1999, Act 240, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003.

Section
600.2971

Wrongful Birth or Wrongful Life Claims; Prohibitions; Exceptions.

Section
600.2972

Allegation of Domestic Violence; Consideration of Motion to Seal Court Records; “Domestic Violence” Defined.

Section
600.2973

Field Crop Produced for Crop Research or Testing; Intentional Damage or Destruction; Damage Award; Definitions.

Section
600.2974

Limitation of Civil Liability for Weight Gain or Obesity; Requirements for Cause of Action; Definitions.

Section
600.2975

Publishing Instructions for Manufacture or Creation of Methamphetamine; Commencement of Action; Court Order; Relief; Exception; Definitions.

Section
600.2975a

Entry of Judgment for Damages; Notice to Department.

Section
600.2976

Seller or End User Who Stores, Secures, Uses, Transports, or Protects Anhydrous Ammonia; Immunity From Tort Liability; Applicability; Definitions.

Section
600.2977

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Business; Protection From Liability; Exception; Definitions.

Section
600.2978

Court Action by Victim of Female Genital Mutilation; Remedies; Definitions.

Section
600.2979

Action for Trespass, Unjust Enrichment, or Other Action; Michigan Electric Cooperative Easement; Rebuttable Presumption; Liability; Damages; Definitions.