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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4051 (2026)

False answer by garnishee or agent; civil liability.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.4051 False answer by garnishee or agent; civil liability.

Sec. 4051.

    Any person summoned as a garnishee or any officer, agent, or other person who appears and answers for a corporation summoned as a garnishee, who knowingly and wilfully answers falsely upon his disclosure or examination on oath is liable to the plaintiff in garnishment, or to his executors or administrators, to pay out of his own goods and estate the full amount due on the judgment recovered with interest, to be recovered in a civil action.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2023 · leading case: In Re John Richards Homes Bldg. Co., LLC, 346 B.R. 762 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2006).
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In Re John Richards Homes Bldg. Co., LLC, 346 B.R. 762 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2006). · cites it 16× “That section provides: Any person summoned as a garnishee or any officer, agent, or other person who appears and answers for a corporation summoned as a garnishee, who knowingly and wilfully answers falsely upon his disclosure or examination on oath is liable to the plaintiff in…”
John Richards Homes Bldg. Co. v. Adell Broad. Corp. (In Re John Richards Homes Bldg. Co.), 402 B.R. 780 (E.D. Mich. 2009). · cites it 72× “The appellant appealed that decision, arguing that Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4051 required imposing liability on the appellees.”
Miller v. Adell (In Re John Richards Homes Bldg. Co.), 405 B.R. 192 (E.D. Mich. 2009). · cites it 2× “§ 600.4051 on the basis that the garnishee disclosures filed by those two companies were false.”
Ladd v. Motor City Plastics Co., 842 N.W.2d 388 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “Among other authorities, plaintiff relied on MCL 600.4051, which provides: “Any person summoned as a garnishee or any officer, agent, or other person who appears and answers for a corporation summoned as a garnishee, who knowingly and wilfully answers falsely upon his disclosure…”
Oakland Physicians Med. Ctr., L.L.C. (E.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 5× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4051 . Plaintiff brought a motion to recover the full amount of the judgment under this statute.”
Fifth Third Bank v. Triangle Assocs. Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “It stated MCL 600.4051 expressly provides for circumstances when a garnishee may become personally liable.”
The Cadle Co. v. Lavan Hawkins (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “[MCL 600.4051.] Under MCR 3.101(M), “[i]f there is a dispute regarding the garnishee’s liability .”
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