Sec. 1352. In civil cases commenced in a court governed by this chapter, when a trial by jury is requested in accordance with rules of the supreme court, the trial shall be by a jury of 6. Except in cases involving the possible commitment of a person to a mental, correctional or training institution, a verdict in any civil case including condemnation and grade separation cases shall be received when 5 jurors agree. In civil cases involving the possible commitment to a mental, correctional or training institution, the court shall receive only a unanimous verdict.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1352
Trial by jury of 6 in civil cases; verdict
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Charles Reinhart Co. v. Winiemko (1994)
Most recently applied in 226 Mich. App. 108 - Co-Jo, Inc v. Strand (January 1998)
Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff
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