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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2903 (2026)

Judgment in tort; renewal; continuance of remedies.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.2903 Judgment in tort; renewal; continuance of remedies.

Sec. 2903.

    Any judgment in tort heretofore or hereafter rendered and of record in any court of record in this state may be sued on and renewed, within the time and as provided by law, and such renewal judgment or judgments, when obtained, shall likewise be in tort and have the same attributes as the original tort judgment or judgments, with all the rights and remedies of tort judgments attaching thereto.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2004–2024 · leading case: Van Reken v. Darden, Neef & Heitsch, 674 N.W.2d 731 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
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Van Reken v. Darden, Neef & Heitsch, 674 N.W.2d 731 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “2903 provides: *458 Any judgment in tort heretofore or hereafter rendered and of record in any court of record in this state may be sued on and renewed, within the time and as provided by law, and such renewal judgment or judgments, when obtained, shall likewise be in tort and…”
Armstrong v. Shirvell (E.D. Mich. 2022). · cites it 6× “For the reasons explained below, Armstrong’s motion will be GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.”
Matthew Nicholas v. Aaron Michael Wilson (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “The court concluded that renewing a judgment under MCL 600.2903 is simply a ministerial act.”
Bentley Terrace Dillard Fam. Trust v. Mark E Schlussel (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “602 does not require us to hold that the domesticated judgment at issue in this case has not been “entered” in Michigan, or that the judgment is not subject to Michigan law.”
Bentley Terrace Dillard Fam. Trust v. Mark E Schlussel (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “602 does not require us to hold that the domesticated judgment at issue in this case has not been “entered” in Michigan, or that the judgment is not subject to Michigan law.”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Johnson (E.D. Mich. 2023). · cites it 2× “; see also MCL § 600.2903 (providing that “[a]ny judgment in tort .”
Bank of Am., N.A. v. Skyline Contractors, Inc. (E.D. Mich. 2023). · cites it 2× “; see also MCL § 600.2903 (providing that “[a]ny judgment in tort … of record in any court of record in this state may be sued on and renewed, within the time and as provided by law”).”
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