Section 600.8308 - Unlawful taking or detention of goods or chattels; civil action to recover possession; power of district court, municipal court, and common pleas court; conditions; delivery before - Michigan Statutes

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.8308 Unlawful taking or detention of goods or chattels; civil action to recover possession; power of district court, municipal court, and common pleas court; conditions; delivery before judgment.

Sec. 8308.

(1) Subject to the limitations of jurisdictional amount and venue otherwise applicable in the particular court, the district court, municipal court, and a common pleas court shall have the same power as the circuit court with respect to civil actions to recover the possession of goods or chattels which are unlawfully taken or unlawfully detained.

(2) The conditions upon which relief is available under this section shall be the same as are applicable to actions in the circuit court under section 2920(1).

(3) Delivery of the goods or chattels to the claimant before judgment may be required only as provided in section 2920(1)(d).

History: Add. 1976, Act 79, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1976
Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 79 of 1976 provides: “This amendatory act shall apply to all actions pending or commenced on or after the effective date of this act.”

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.8308 Unlawful taking or detention of goods or chattels; civil action to recover possession; power of district court, municipal court, and common pleas court; conditions; delivery before judgment.

Sec. 8308.

(1) Subject to the limitations of jurisdictional amount and venue otherwise applicable in the particular court, the district court, municipal court, and a common pleas court shall have the same power as the circuit court with respect to civil actions to recover the possession of goods or chattels which are unlawfully taken or unlawfully detained.

(2) The conditions upon which relief is available under this section shall be the same as are applicable to actions in the circuit court under section 2920(1).

(3) Delivery of the goods or chattels to the claimant before judgment may be required only as provided in section 2920(1)(d).

History: Add. 1976, Act 79, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1976
Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 79 of 1976 provides: “This amendatory act shall apply to all actions pending or commenced on or after the effective date of this act.”

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.8308 Unlawful taking or detention of goods or chattels; civil action to recover possession; power of district court, municipal court, and common pleas court; conditions; delivery before judgment.

Sec. 8308.

(1) Subject to the limitations of jurisdictional amount and venue otherwise applicable in the particular court, the district court, municipal court, and a common pleas court shall have the same power as the circuit court with respect to civil actions to recover the possession of goods or chattels which are unlawfully taken or unlawfully detained.

(2) The conditions upon which relief is available under this section shall be the same as are applicable to actions in the circuit court under section 2920(1).

(3) Delivery of the goods or chattels to the claimant before judgment may be required only as provided in section 2920(1)(d).

History: Add. 1976, Act 79, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1976
Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 79 of 1976 provides: “This amendatory act shall apply to all actions pending or commenced on or after the effective date of this act.”