Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.4 (2026)

Right to possession deemed legal estate; effect on existing active trust.

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

555.4 Right to possession deemed legal estate; effect on existing active trust.

Sec. 4.

The last preceding section shall not divest the estate of any trustees, in any existing trust, where the title of such trustees is not merely nominal, but is connected with some power of actual disposition or management, in relation to the lands which are the subject of the trust.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 63 ;-- CL 1857, 2634 ;-- CL 1871, 4117 ;-- How. 5566 ;-- CL 1897, 8832 ;-- CL 1915, 11568 ;-- CL 1929, 12970 ;-- CL 1948, 555.4

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2014 · leading case: Nat'l Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor, 748 N.W.2d 524 (Mich. 2008).

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Nat'l Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor, 748 N.W.2d 524 (Mich. 2008). · cites it 2× “[47] MCL 600.2162. [48] MCL 600.2922(3)(a).”

Nash v. Duncan Park Comm'n, 304 Mich. App. 599 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “” However, MCL 555.4 creates an exception for active trusts: “The last preceding section shall not divest the estate of any trustees, in any existing trust, where the title of such trustees is not merely nominal, but is connected with some power of actual disposition or…”

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