Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.605 (2026)

Circuit court; original jurisdiction.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.605 Circuit court; original jurisdiction.

Sec. 605.

Circuit courts have original jurisdiction to hear and determine all civil claims and remedies, except where exclusive jurisdiction is given in the constitution or by statute to some other court or where the circuit courts are denied jurisdiction by the constitution or statutes of this state.

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

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 173 cases (47 in the last 5 years), 1968–2026 · leading case: the Meisner Law Grp. v. Weston Downs Condo. Ass'n, 909 N.W.2d 890 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).

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the Meisner Law Grp. v. Weston Downs Condo. Ass'n, 909 N.W.2d 890 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 9× “MCL 600.605 ; MCL 600.8301(1) ; Clohset v.”

Hodge v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 884 N.W.2d 238 (Mich. 2016). · cites it 6× “13 The district court, therefore, may not award damages in excess of that amount.”

Parkwood Ltd. Dividend Hous. Ass'n v. State Hous. Dev. Auth., 664 N.W.2d 185 (Mich. 2003). · cites it 6× “This interpretation was first set forth in Taylor v Auditor Gen, 360 Mich 146, 151 ; 103 NW2d 769 (1960), which was decided before the 1984 amendment, when this Court, noting that the Court of Claims was created as a court of limited jurisdiction having “no ‘equity side’ as that…”

Papas v. Gaming Control Bd., 669 N.W.2d 326 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 6× “§ 600.605; Bowie v. Arder, 441 Mich. 23, 50 , 490 N.”

Silverman v. Univ. of Michigan Bd. of Regents, 516 N.W.2d 54 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 8× “The jurisdiction conferred by this section is not intended to be exclusive of the jurisdiction of the circuit court over demands for declaratory and equitable relief conferred by [MCL 600.605; MSA 27A.605].[ [4] ] In denying the university's motion for summary disposition, the…”

Harris v. Vernier, 617 N.W.2d 764 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “237(841)(1) provides: Any dispute or controversy concerning compensation or other benefits shall be submitted to the bureau and all questions arising under this act shall be determined by the bureau or a worker's compensation magistrate, as applicable. The director may be an…”

Okrie v. State, 857 N.W.2d 254 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “The circuit court’s jurisdiction derives from the general jurisdiction imparted to circuit courts by the Michigan Constitution. See Const 1963, art 6, § 13; Hillsdale Co Senior Servs, Inc v Hillsdale Co, 494 Mich 46, 51 ; 832 NW2d 728 (2013).”

Bowie v. Arder, 490 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. 1992). · cites it 2× “Finally, MCL 600.605; MSA 27A.605 provides: Circuit courts have original jurisdiction to hear and determine all civil claims and remedies, ex *38 cept where exclusive jurisdiction is given in the constitution or by statute to some other court or where the circuit courts are…”

Wayne Cnty. Treasurer v. Westhaven Manor Ltd. Dividend Hous. Ass'n, 698 N.W.2d 879 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Further, MCL 600.605 provides: Circuit courts have original jurisdiction to hear and determine all civil claims and remedies, except where exclusive jurisdiction is given in the constitution or by statute to some other court or where the circuit courts are denied jurisdiction by…”

Moody v. Home Owners Ins., 304 Mich. App. 415 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Judge Colombo considered that MCL 600.605 provides that circuit courts have original jurisdiction over “all civil claims and remedies, except where exclusive jurisdiction is given in the constitution or by statute to some other court,” and that MCL 600.”

O’connell v. Dir. of Elections, 891 N.W.2d 240 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “] MCL 600.605 provides: Circuit courts have original jurisdiction to hear and determine all civil claims and remedies, except where exclusive jurisdiction is given in the constitution or by statute to some other court or where the circuit courts are denied jurisdiction by the…”

Derderian v. Genesys Health Care Sys., 689 N.W.2d 145 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “” MCL 600.605. Application of these principles persuades us that the judicial nonintervention doctrine does not present a limitation on the court’s subject-matter jurisdiction.”

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