Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5835 (2026)

Accrual of claim; life insurance; presumption of death.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.5835 Accrual of claim; life insurance; presumption of death.

Sec. 5835.

In actions on life insurance contracts where the claim is based on the 7-year presumption of death, the claim accrues at the end of the 7 years, for the purpose of computing the running of the period of limitations.

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

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Frank v. Linkner, 871 N.W.2d 363 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).

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Frank v. Linkner, 871 N.W.2d 363 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “5834 (claims by and against common carriers regarding intrastate transportation “accrue” upon delivery or tender of the shipment and not afterwards); *184 MCL 600.5835 (claims on certain life insurance contracts “accrue” at the end of the seven-year presumption of death); MCL…”

Patricia Wendel v. Ford Motor Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “5834); life insurance, presumption of death (MCL 600.5835); installment contracts (MCL 600.”

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