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Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.7 (2026)

Payment of consideration for conveyance to another; resulting trust, alienee title.

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Revised Statutes of 1846


R.S. of 1846


555.7 Payment of consideration for conveyance to another; resulting trust, alienee title.

Sec. 7.

    When a grant for a valuable consideration shall be made to 1 person, and the consideration therefor shall be paid by another, no use or trust shall result in favor of the person by whom such payment shall be made; but the title shall vest in the person named as the alienee in such conveyance, subject only to the provisions of the next section.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 63 ;-- CL 1857, 2637 ;-- CL 1871, 4120 ;-- How. 5569 ;-- CL 1897, 8835 ;-- CL 1915, 11571 ;-- CL 1929, 12973 ;-- CL 1948, 555.7

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1951–2021 · leading case: Intermodal Tech., Inc. v. Mineta, 413 F. Supp. 2d 834 (E.D. Mich. 2006).
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Intermodal Tech., Inc. v. Mineta, 413 F. Supp. 2d 834 (E.D. Mich. 2006). · cites it 2× “Section 555.7 of the Code of Federal Regulations provides: (d) If the Administrator determines that the application does not contain adequate justification, he denies it and notifies the petitioner in writing.”
Musial v. Yatzik, 45 N.W.2d 329 (Mich. 1951). “It is unfortunate, that the attorneys overlooked the provisions of the Revised Statutes of 1846, ch 63, § 7 (CL 1948, § 555.7 [Stat Ann § 26.57]), until we asked for briefs on the effect of the statute.”
Advance Dry Wall Co. v. Wolfe-Gilchrist, Inc., 218 N.W.2d 866 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “Plaintiff brought suit under MCLA 555.7; MSA 26.57 and MCLA 555.8; MSA 26.”
Plans v. Dittrich, 249 N.W.2d 356 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “Doncea’s death would be added to certain assets each child held with their mother at her death so as to equalize the children’s holdings; and any excess post-death income from the park would be divided 25 percent to Theodore and 75 percent to the other seven children.…”
Dombrowski v. United States (E.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 4× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.7 establishes a default rule.”
Miller v. Short (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “The Trustee argues that Omegas Group does not bar the imposition of a constructive trust when it would result in adding property to the 51 Although Count I of the Amended Complaint is entitled “Constructive or Resulting Trust” it is clear from the language used in the Amended…”
Lim v. Combs (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “1951) (citing Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.7 ); see also Hardy v.”
Miller v. Sullivan (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “1951) (citing Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.7 ). And Pennsylvania law, as interpreted by the bankruptcy court in Stewart, obviously is quite different from the law of Arkansas.”
Miller v. Sullivan (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “1951) (citing Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.7 ). And Pennsylvania law, as interpreted by the bankruptcy court in Stewart, obviously is quite different from the law of Arkansas.”
Advance Dry Wall Co. v. Wolfe-Gilchrist, Inc., 185 N.W.2d 560 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). “On appeal, at least, plaintiff’s attorney claims that the equitable lien arose by virtue of MOLA §§ 555.7, 555.8 (Stat Ann 1957 Rev §§ 26.”
In Re Doncea Est., 249 N.W.2d 356 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “Doncea's death would be added to certain assets each child held with their mother at her death so as to equalize the children's holdings; and any excess post-death income from the park would be divided 25 percent to Theodore and 75 percent to the other seven children.…”
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