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MI Comp L § 600.5829 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5829 - Accrual of Claim; Right of Entry or Recovery of Possession of Land.

600.5829 Accrual of claim; right of entry or recovery of possession of land. Sec. 5829.  The right to make an entry on, and the claim to recover land accrue:  (1) Whenever any person is disseised, his right of entry on and claim to recover land accrue at the time of his disseisin;  (2) When he claims as heir or devisee of one who died seised, his claim accrues at the time of the death, unless there is another estate intervening after the death of the ancestor or devisor in which case his claim accrues when the intermediate estate expires or would have expired by its own limitation;  (3) When there is an intermediate estate, and in all other cases where the party claims by force of any remainder or reversion, his claim accrues when the intermediate or precedent estate would have expired by its own limitation, notwithstanding any forfeiture of the intermediate or precedent estate for which he might have entered at an earlier time.  (4) The provision of (3), does not prevent any person from entering when he is entitled to do so by any forfeiture or breach of condition, but if he claims under either of them his claim accrues when the forfeiture is incurred or the condition broken.  (5) In all cases not otherwise provided for, the claim accrues when the claimant or the person under whom he claims first becomes entitled to the possession of the premises under the title upon which the entry or action is founded. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5831 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5831 - Accrual of Claim; Mutual and Open Account Current.

600.5831 Accrual of claim; mutual and open account current. Sec. 5831.  In actions brought to recover the balance due upon a mutual and open account current, the claim accrues at the time of the last item proved in the account. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5833 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5833 - Accrual of Claim; Breach of Warranty of Quality or Fitness.

600.5833 Accrual of claim; breach of warranty of quality or fitness. Sec. 5833.  In actions for damages based on breach of a warranty of quality or fitness the claim accrues at the time the breach of the warranty is discovered or reasonably should be discovered. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5834 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5834 - Accrual of Claim; Common Carriers; Charges; Overcharges.

600.5834 Accrual of claim; common carriers; charges; overcharges. Sec. 5834.  In actions brought by common carriers to recover for charges arising out of intrastate transportation and in actions brought against common carriers to recover for overcharges arising out of intrastate transportation the claim in respect to each shipment of property accrues upon the delivery or tender of the shipment of property and not afterwards. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5835 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5835 - Accrual of Claim; Life Insurance; Presumption of Death.

600.5835 Accrual of claim; life insurance; presumption of death. Sec. 5835.  In actions on life insurance contracts where the claim is based on the 7-year presumption of death, the claim accrues at the end of the 7 years, for the purpose of computing the running of the period of limitations. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5836 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5836 - Accrual of Claim; Installment Contracts.

600.5836 Accrual of claim; installment contracts. Sec. 5836.  The claims on an installment contract accrue as each installment falls due. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5837 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5837 - Accrual of Claim; Alimony.

600.5837 Accrual of claim; alimony. Sec. 5837.  The claims for alimony payments accrue as each payment falls due. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5838 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5838 - Claim Based on Malpractice; Accrual; Commencement of Action; Burden of Proof; Limitations.

600.5838 Claim based on malpractice; accrual; commencement of action; burden of proof; limitations.Sec. 5838.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 5838a or 5838b, a claim based on the malpractice of a person who is, or holds himself or herself out to be, a member of a state licensed profession accrues at the time that person discontinues serving the plaintiff in a professional or pseudoprofessional capacity as to the matters out of which the claim for malpractice arose, regardless of the time the plaintiff discovers or otherwise has knowledge of the claim.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in section 5838a or 5838b, an action involving a claim based on malpractice may be commenced at any time within the applicable period prescribed in sections 5805 or 5851 to 5856, or within 6 months after the plaintiff discovers or should have discovered the existence of the claim, whichever is later. The plaintiff has the burden of proving that the plaintiff neither discovered nor should have discovered the existence of the claim at least 6 months before the expiration of the period otherwise applicable to the claim. A malpractice action that is not commenced within the time prescribed by this subsection is barred. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 142, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1975 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 582, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013 Compiler's Notes: Section 3 of Act 178 of 1986 provides:“(1) Sections 2925b, 5805, 5838, and 5851 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended by this amendatory act, shall not apply to causes of action arising before October 1, 1986.“(2) Sections 1483, 5838a, and 6304 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as added by this amendatory act, shall apply to causes of action arising on or after October 1, 1986.“(3) Sections 1629, 1653, 2169, 2591, 2912c, 2912d, 2912e, 6098, 6301, 6303, 6305, 6306, 6307, 6309, and 6311 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as added by this amendatory act, shall apply to cases filed on or after October 1, 1986.“(4) Sections 1651 and 6013 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended by this amendatory act, shall not apply to cases filed before October 1, 1986.“(5) Chapter 49 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as added by this amendatory act, shall apply to cases filed on or after January 1, 1987.“(6) Chapter 49a of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as added by this amendatory act, shall apply to cases filed in judicial circuits which are comprised of more than 1 county on or after July 1, 1990 and shall apply to cases filed in judicial circuits which are comprised of 1 county on or after October 1, 1988.”
MI Comp L § 600.5838b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5838b - Action for Legal Malpractice; Commencement; Limitation; Definitions.

600.5838b Action for legal malpractice; commencement; limitation; definitions.Sec. 5838b.  (1) An action for legal malpractice against an attorney-at-law or a law firm shall not be commenced after whichever of the following is earlier:  (a) The expiration of the applicable period of limitations under this chapter.  (b) Six years after the date of the act or omission that is the basis for the claim.  (2) A legal malpractice action that is not commenced within the time prescribed by subsection (1) is barred.  (3) As used in this section:  (a) "Attorney-at-law" means an individual licensed to practice law in this state or elsewhere.  (b) "Law firm" means a person that is primarily engaged in the practice of law, regardless of whether organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional limited liability company, professional corporation, or other business entity. Law firm includes a legal services organization. History: Add. 2012, Act 582, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
MI Comp L § 600.5839 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5839 - Period of Limitations on Actions Against Licensed Architect, Professional Engineer, Contractor, or Licensed Professional Surveyor; Definitions; Applicability.

600.5839 Period of limitations on actions against licensed architect, professional engineer, contractor, or licensed professional surveyor; definitions; applicability.Sec. 5839.  (1) A person shall not maintain an action to recover damages for injury to property, real or personal, or for bodily injury or wrongful death, arising out of the defective or unsafe condition of an improvement to real property, or an action for contribution or indemnity for damages sustained as a result of such injury, against any state licensed architect or professional engineer performing or furnishing the design or supervision of construction of the improvement, or against any contractor making the improvement, unless the action is commenced within either of the following periods:  (a) Six years after the time of occupancy of the completed improvement, use, or acceptance of the improvement.   (b) If the defect constitutes the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which the action is brought and is the result of gross negligence on the part of the contractor or licensed architect or professional engineer, 1 year after the defect is discovered or should have been discovered. However, an action to which this subdivision applies shall not be maintained more than 10 years after the time of occupancy of the completed improvement, use, or acceptance of the improvement.  (2) A person shall not maintain an action to recover damages based on error or negligence of a licensed professional surveyor in the preparation of a survey or report more than 6 years after the survey or report is recorded or is delivered to the person for whom it was made or the person's agent.  (3) As used in this section:   (a) "Contractor" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or other business entity that makes an improvement to real property.  (b) "State licensed architect or professional engineer" or "licensed professional surveyor" means an individual so licensed, or a corporation, partnership, or other business entity on behalf of whom the state licensed architect or professional engineer or licensed professional surveyor is performing or directing the performance of the architectural, professional engineering, or land surveying service.  (4) The amendments to this section made by the 2011 amendatory act that added this subsection apply to causes of action that accrue on or after the effective date of that amendatory act. History: Add. 1967, Act 203, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 188, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012 Constitutionality: In O'Brien v Hazelet & Erdal, 410 Mich 1; 299 NW2d 336 (1980), the Michigan supreme court held that this statute does not violate constitutional precepts of due process and equal protection.
MI Comp L § 600.5841 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5841 - Accrual of Claim; to Person Other Than Person Bringing Action.

600.5841 Accrual of claim; to person other than person bringing action. Sec. 5841.  If the claim first accrues to an ancestor, predecessor, or grantor of the person who brings the action or makes the entry, or to any other person from or under whom he claims, the periods of limitations shall be computed from the time when the claim first accrued to the ancestor, predecessor, grantor, or other person, except as otherwise provided by law. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5843 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5843 - Accrual of Claim; Regaining Possession of Land; Subsequent Loss; Effect.

600.5843 Accrual of claim; regaining possession of land; subsequent loss; effect. Sec. 5843.  If the person who has a right to make an entry on land or a claim for the possession of land regains possession of it before the period of limitations has run and then loses possession of the premises again, the subsequent loss shall be deemed to give rise to a new claim which has its own period of limitations. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5851a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5851a - Court Action by Minor Victim of Female Genital Mutilation; Recovery of Damages; Limitation; "Female Genital Mutilation" Defined.

600.5851a Court action by minor victim of female genital mutilation; recovery of damages; limitation; "female genital mutilation" defined.Sec. 5851a.  (1) Notwithstanding section 5851, an individual who, while a minor, is the victim of female genital mutilation may commence an action under section 2978 or as otherwise allowed by law to recover damages sustained because of the female genital mutilation at any time before the individual reaches the age of 28 years.  (2) As used in this section, "female genital mutilation" means conduct that is a violation of section 136 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.136, or, if it were to occur in this state, would be a violation of section 136 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.136. History: Add. 2017, Act 76, Eff. Oct. 9, 2017
MI Comp L § 600.5851b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5851b - Court Action by Minor Victim of Criminal Sexual Conduct; Exception to Period of Limitations; Right to Bring Action Under MCL 600.5851; "Adjudication" and "Criminal Sexual Conduct" Defined.

600.5851b Court action by minor victim of criminal sexual conduct; exception to period of limitations; right to bring action under MCL 600.5851; "adjudication" and "criminal sexual conduct" defined.Sec. 5851b.  (1) Notwithstanding sections 5805 and 5851, an individual who, while a minor, is the victim of criminal sexual conduct may commence an action to recover damages sustained because of the criminal sexual conduct at any time before whichever of the following is later:  (a) The individual reaches the age of 28 years.  (b) Three years after the date the individual discovers, or through the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, both the individual's injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the criminal sexual conduct.  (2) For purposes of subsection (1), it is not necessary that a criminal prosecution or other proceeding have been brought as a result of the conduct or, if a criminal prosecution or other proceeding was brought, that the prosecution or proceeding resulted in a conviction or adjudication.  (3) Regardless of any period of limitation under subsection (1) or sections 5805 or 5851, an individual who, while a minor, was the victim of criminal sexual conduct after December 31, 1996 but before 2 years before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section may commence an action to recover damages sustained because of the criminal sexual conduct within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section if the person alleged to have committed the criminal sexual conduct was convicted of criminal sexual conduct against any person under section 520b of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, and the defendant admitted either of the following:  (a) That the defendant was in a position of authority over the victim as the victim's physician and used that authority to coerce the victim to submit.  (b) That the defendant engaged in purported medical treatment or examination of the victim in a manner that is, or for purposes that are, medically recognized as unethical or unacceptable.  (4) This section does not limit an individual's right to bring an action under section 5851.  (5) As used in this section:  (a) "Adjudication" means that term as defined in section 5805.  (b) "Criminal sexual conduct" means that term as defined in section 5805. History: Add. 2018, Act 183, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2018
MI Comp L § 600.5852 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5852 - Death Before Period of Limitations Has Run or Within 30 Days Thereafter; Commencement of Action; Death or Legal Incapacitation of Personal Representative; Limitation on Commencement of Action.

600.5852 Death before period of limitations has run or within 30 days thereafter; commencement of action; death or legal incapacitation of personal representative; limitation on commencement of action.Sec. 5852.  (1) If a person dies before the period of limitations has run or within 30 days after the period of limitations has run, an action that survives by law may be commenced by the personal representative of the deceased person at any time within 2 years after letters of authority are issued although the period of limitations has run.   (2) If the action that survives by law is an action alleging medical malpractice, the 2-year period under subsection (1) runs from the date letters of authority are issued to the first personal representative of an estate. Except as provided in subsection (3), the issuance of subsequent letters of authority does not enlarge the time within which the action may be commenced.  (3) If a personal representative dies or is adjudged by a court to be legally incapacitated within 2 years after his or her letters are issued, the successor personal representative may commence an action alleging medical malpractice that survives by law within 1 year after the personal representative died or was adjudged by a court to be legally incapacitated.  (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3), an action shall not be commenced under this section later than 3 years after the period of limitations has run. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 221, Eff. Jan. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 609, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 609 of 2012 provides:"Enacting section 1. Sections 2912e, 5852, and 6013 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2912e, 600.5852, and 600.6013, as amended by this amendatory act apply only to actions in which the cause of action arose on or after the effective date of this amendatory act."
MI Comp L § 600.5853 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5853 - Absence From State.

600.5853 Absence from state. Sec. 5853.  If any person is outside of this state at the time any claim accrues against him the period of limitation shall only begin to run when he enters this state unless a means of service of process sufficient to vest the jurisdiction of a Michigan court over him was available to the plaintiff. If after any claim accrues the person against whom the claim accrued is absent from this state, any and all periods of absence in excess of 2 months at a time shall not be counted as any part of the time limited for the commencement of the action unless while he was outside of this state a means for service of process sufficient to vest the jurisdiction of a Michigan court over him was available to the plaintiff. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5854 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5854 - War; Inability to Prosecute; Period of Limitation.

600.5854 War; inability to prosecute; period of limitation. Sec. 5854.  If any person is unable to prosecute an action in the courts of this state because he is a citizen or subject of any country at war with the United States or because he is detained in any country at war with the United States or because he is detained by any neutral power or because for any other reason arising out of the war he is unable to use the courts of this state, the time of the continuance of the war shall not be counted as a part of the period limited for the commencement of any action. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
MI Comp L § 600.5855 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-58 - Chapter 58 Limitation of Actions (600.5801...600.5869)|Section 600.5855 - Fraudulent Concealment of Claim or Identity of Person Liable; Discovery.

600.5855 Fraudulent concealment of claim or identity of person liable; discovery. Sec. 5855.  If a person who is or may be liable for any claim fraudulently conceals the existence of the claim or the identity of any person who is liable for the claim from the knowledge of the person entitled to sue on the claim, the action may be commenced at any time within 2 years after the person who is entitled to bring the action discovers, or should have discovered, the existence of the claim or the identity of the person who is liable for the claim, although the action would otherwise be barred by the period of limitations. History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963