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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5855 (2026)

Fraudulent concealment of claim or identity of person liable; discovery.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.5855 Fraudulent concealment of claim or identity of person liable; discovery.

Sec. 5855.

If a person who is or may be liable for any claim fraudulently conceals the existence of the claim or the identity of any person who is liable for the claim from the knowledge of the person entitled to sue on the claim, the action may be commenced at any time within 2 years after the person who is entitled to bring the action discovers, or should have discovered, the existence of the claim or the identity of the person who is liable for the claim, although the action would otherwise be barred by the period of limitations.

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

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 231 cases (60 in the last 5 years), 1963–2026 · leading case: Melissa Mays v. Governor Rick Snyder, 916 N.W.2d 227 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).

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Melissa Mays v. Governor Rick Snyder, 916 N.W.2d 227 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 28× “Further, we hold that the harsh and unreasonable consequences exception relieves plaintiffs from the statutory notice requirements and that, depending on plaintiffs’ ability to prove the allegations of their complaint, the fraudulent concealment exception of MCL 600.5855 may…”

Trentadue v. Buckler Automatic Lawn Sprinkler Co., 479 Mich. 378 (Mich. 2007). · cites it 20× “5839(1); and actions alleging that a person who may be liable for the claim fraudulently concealed the existence of the claim or the identity of any person who is liable for the claim, MCL 600.5855. Significantly, none of these tolling provisions covers this situation—tolling…”

Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Detroit, 692 N.W.2d 398 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 14× “5855, which provides: If a person who is or may be liable for any claim fraudulently conceals the existence of the claim or the identity of any person who is liable for the claim from the knowledge of the person entitled to sue on the claim, the action may be commenced at any…”

Meyer & Anna Prentis Fam. Found., Inc. v. Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Inst., 698 N.W.2d 900 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 5× “Plaintiff next argues that the court erred in granting HMSC summary disposition on the ground that the period of limitations had expired because MCL 600.5855 operated to toll any period of limitations where HMSC fraudulently concealed the fact that the center’s name was never…”

Brownell v. Garber, 503 N.W.2d 81 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 12× “5855, which provides: If a person who is or may be liable for any claim fraudulently conceals the existence of the claim or the identity of any person who is liable for the claim from the knowledge of the person entitled to sue on the claim, the action may be commenced at any…”

Hope-Jackson v. Washington, 877 N.W.2d 736 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 8× “After dismissing the defamation claim, however, the arbitrator ordered supplemental briefing on the question whether the period of limitations was tolled under MCL 600.5855 if respondent was the administrator of the website and concealed her involvement with it.”

Lothian v. City of Detroit, 324 N.W.2d 9 (Mich. 1982). · cites it 4× “5854; while plaintiff's claim remains undiscovered (and for two years after discovery) as a result of defendant's fraudulent concealment of the cause of action, MCL 600.5855; MSA 27A.5855; and when the complaint has been filed and the defendant has been served, MCL 600.”

Dillard v. Schlussel, 865 N.W.2d 648 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “5 Dillard conceded that the statute prescribes a six-year limitations period, *440 but argued that the Schlussels had fraudulently concealed the transfers, triggering the application of MCL 600.5855: If a person who is or may be liable for any claim fraudulently conceals the…”

Gilbert v. Grand Trunk W. R.R., 290 N.W.2d 426 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 6× “Specifically, plaintiff says that since he alleged fraudulent concealment of a conspiracy to defame him, the trial court should have applied MCL 600.5855; MSA 27A.5855 1 as the appropriate statute of limitations, instead of ruling on the basis of MCL 600.”

Baks v. Moroun, 576 N.W.2d 413 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 6× “§ 600.5855; M.S.A. § 27A.5855, applies to preserve their shareholder derivative or oppressed minority shareholder claims.”

Kikos v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, 526 F. Supp. 110 (E.D. Mich. 1981). · cites it 7× “§ 600.5855; M. S.A. § 27A.5855) provides: If a person who is or may be liable for any claim fraudulently conceals the existence of the claim or the identity of any person who is liable for the claim from the knowledge of the person entitled to sue on the claim, the action may be…”

In re Lamictal Indirect Purchaser & Antitrust Consum. Litig., 172 F. Supp. 3d 724 (D.N.J. 2016). · cites it 3× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5855 . “Absent a fiduciary relationship, fraudulent concealment extends the applicable limitations period only when the defendant has made an affirmative act or representation.”

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