Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 229.3 (2026)

Jury; oath, duty.

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PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE ROADS

Act 283 of 1909

229.3 Jury; oath, duty.

Sec. 3.

Such freeholders, when met, shall be sworn by the commissioner well and truly to examine in regard to the necessity of such road, and in case they shall decide that such road is necessary, to justly and impartially appraise the damages of the owner or owners, or occupant of the land, by reason of laying out such road.

History: 1909, Act 283, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 4449 ;-- CL 1929, 4064 ;-- CL 1948, 229.3

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 3 of Ch. VIII of Act 243 of 1881, being How., § 1390; CL 1897, § 4144.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2001 · leading case: Tolksdorf v. Griffith, 626 N.W.2d 163 (Mich. 2001).

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Tolksdorf v. Griffith, 626 N.W.2d 163 (Mich. 2001). · cites it 4× “MCL 229.3; MSA 9.283, M.C.L. § 229.5; MSA 9.”

McKeigan v. Grass Lake Twp. Supervisor, 587 N.W.2d 505 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “[MCL 229.3; MSA 9.283.] The private roads act unambiguously and unmistakably authorizes, by state process, a private condemnation and taking.”

McKeighan v. Grass Lake Twp. Supervisor, 593 N.W.2d 605 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “§ 229.3; MSA 9.283. The jury's business is to be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, M.”

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