Sec. 9. An action instituted on the payment bond shall be brought only in the appropriate court in the political subdivision in which the contract was to be performed. No action shall be commenced after the expiration of 1 year from the date on which final payment was made to the principal contractor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.209
Venue; statute of limitations
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Camelot Excavating Co., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. (1981)
Most recently applied in 184 Mich. App. 69 - Royalite Co. v. Federal Insurance (June 1990)
1963, Act 213, Eff
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