Section 600.8426 – Name in Which Defendant Sued; Validity of Judgment.
600.8426 Name in which defendant sued; validity of judgment. Sec. 8426. An individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation may be sued in the small claims division in any name used in any advertisement, sign, invoice, sales slip, register tape, business card, contract, or other communication or document, published, displayed or issued to the public in […]
Section 600.8427 – Conduct of Small Claims Hearing by District Court Judge or Magistrate; Appeal.
600.8427 Conduct of small claims hearing by district court judge or magistrate; appeal. Sec. 8427. A small claims hearing may be conducted either by a district court judge or by a district court magistrate who is an attorney licensed to practice in this state and who is authorized to do so by the chief judge […]
Section 600.8501 – District Court Magistrates; Number; Appointment; Approval; Qualifications; Thirty-Sixth District.
600.8501 District court magistrates; number; appointment; approval; qualifications; thirty-sixth district. Sec. 8501. (1) In a county that elects by itself fewer than 2 district judges, the county board of commissioners shall provide for 1 district court magistrate. In all other counties in districts of the first and second class, the county board of commissioners shall […]
Section 600.8411 – Removal; Waiver; Hearings; Manner of Conducting; No Jury or Verbatim Record.
600.8411 Removal; waiver; hearings; manner of conducting; no jury or verbatim record. Sec. 8411. (1) Before the commencement of a trial in the small claims division, the district court judge or magistrate shall inform both parties, orally or in writing, of the right to removal before trial to the general civil division and of all […]
Section 600.8412 – Waiver of Rights.
600.8412 Waiver of rights. Sec. 8412. Unless a party removes a small claims action to the district court pursuant to section 8408(4), all parties to an action in the small claims division shall be considered to have waived the right to counsel, the right to trial by jury, the right to recover more than the […]
Section 600.8413 – Judgments; Conclusiveness; Form.
600.8413 Judgments; conclusiveness; form. Sec. 8413. All judgments of the small claims division shall be conclusive upon the plaintiff and the defendant and shall be in a form prescribed by the supreme court. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
Section 600.8415 – Venue of Actions.
600.8415 Venue of actions. Sec. 8415. (1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), in districts of the first class actions in the small claims division shall be filed in the county in which the cause of action arose or in the county in which the defendant is established or resides or is employed. […]
Section 600.8416 – Location of Small Claims Division; Filing of Claims After Regular Court Hours; Scheduling of Small Claims Hearings; Hearings After Regular Court Hours.
600.8416 Location of small claims division; filing of claims after regular court hours; scheduling of small claims hearings; hearings after regular court hours. Sec. 8416. (1) The small claims division of the district court shall sit at least once each 30 days at the locations at which the district court is required to sit pursuant […]
Section 600.8418 – Judgments; Certification.
600.8418 Judgments; certification. Sec. 8418. If the defendant fails to pay the judgment according to the terms and conditions thereof, the clerk or deputy clerk of the court, on application of the plaintiff, shall certify such judgment on a form prescribed by the supreme court. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
Section 600.8419 – Forms and Stationery.
600.8419 Forms and stationery. Sec. 8419. Every clerk and deputy clerk of the district court shall be furnished a reasonable supply of all forms and stationery necessary for the expeditious and efficient operation of the small claims division by the governing legislative body of each district control unit. History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. […]