Sec. 8301. (1) The district court has exclusive jurisdiction in civil actions when the amount in controversy does not exceed $25,000.00. (2) The district court has jurisdiction over civil infraction actions.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8301
Exclusive jurisdiction in civil actions; jurisdiction over civil infraction actions
Applied in 40 court decisions — leading case Rinaldo's Construction Corp. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. (1997)
Most recently applied in 323 Mich. App. 426 - Deborah Reynolds v. Robert Hasbany Md Pllc (March 2018)
Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd
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