(a) Parties to a question in controversy, which might be the subject of an action in a court of record may submit the same to the determination of such court without action, as provided in this section.
(b) The parties as plaintiff and defendant shall state, in writing, a case containing the facts upon which the controversy depends, and subscribe the same in person or by their attorneys. Such statement shall be verified by the oaths of the parties, or, where there is more than one plaintiff or defendant, by at least one of each, to the effect that the controversy is real, and the proceeding is taken in good faith to determine the rights of the parties. Where either party to the controversy is a public or private corporation, the statement of the case may be subscribed and verified by any person who at the time sustains the relation to such corporation as would authorize the service of a summons upon him.
(c) The statement shall be filed with the clerk of the court and from the date of the filing the court shall have jurisdiction of the controversy as if the same were an action pending after a special verdict found, and shall proceed to hear and determine it accordingly.