Sec. 18. In all actions in which recovery is to be sought against the fund, said action must be commenced within 3 years from the time the cause of action accrues. Recovery from the fund shall not be allowed in any event unless notice of intent to claim against the fund is served upon the secretary, on a form prescribed by him, within 6 months of the date that the cause of action shall accrue.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1118
Recovery against fund; limitation of action; notice
Applied in 28 court decisions — leading case Brown v. Manistee County Road Commission (1996)
Most recently applied in 324 Mich. App. 307 - Tim Edward Brugger II v. Midland County Bd of Road Commissioners (May 2018)
1965, Act 198, Eff
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