Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 53.144 (2026)

Abstractor; appointment, compensation.

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SYSTEM OF ABSTRACTS OF TITLE

Act 378 of 1921

53.144 Abstractor; appointment, compensation.

Sec. 4.

The ordinance or resolution may provide that the register of deeds shall be the abstractor, or may provide for the appointment or employment of a superintendent or abstractor who shall perform his duties under the supervision of such officer or officers of the county as shall be designated in such ordinance or resolution. The compensation for exercising the functions and performing the duties aforesaid shall be fixed in advance of the election, appointment or employment.

History: 1921, Act 378, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 1383 ;-- CL 1948, 53.144

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1957–2011 · leading case: Tibble v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In Re Hudson), 455 B.R. 648 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2011).

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Tibble v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In Re Hudson), 455 B.R. 648 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2011). · cites it 2× “(citing Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 53.144 — . 151; Thomas v.”

Isaman v. Antrim Cnty. Supervisors, 81 N.W.2d 426 (Mich. 1957). “CL 1948, § 53.144 (Stat Ann § 5.1004), provides that the board may provide by ordinance or resolution that the register of deeds shall be the abstractor.”

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