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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6401

Court of claims; short title.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.6401 Court of claims; short title.

Sec. 6401.

    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "the court of claims act".

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

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Cited in 119 cases (45 in the last 5 years), 1964–2025 · leading case: Melissa Mays v. Governor Rick Snyder
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Melissa Mays v. Governor Rick Snyder (2018) michctapp · cites it 3× “One statutory condition on the right to sue governmental agencies of the state of Michigan is the notice provision of the Court of Claims Act (CCA), MCL 600.6401 et seq. McCahan, 492 Mich at 736 .”
O’connell v. Director of Elections (2016) michctapp · cites it 2× “4401(1), however, fails to harmonize that provision with portions of the Court of Claims act, MCL 600.6401 et seq., specifically MCL 600.”
Smith v. Department of Public Health (1987) mich · cites it 2× “Finally, after considerable discussion of federal constitutional immunity under the Eleventh Amendment, the circuit court held that the state had consented to be sued in the Court of Claims by virtue of the Court of Claims Act, MCL 600.6401 et seq.; MSA 27A.6401 et seq.”
Parkwood Ltd. Dividend Housing Ass'n v. State Housing Development Authority (2003) mich · cites it 2× “2 to an efficient judicial system, I strongly encourage the Legislature to reconsider the jurisdictional provisions in the Court of Claims Act, MCL 600.6401 et seq., and to make more clear its intent concerning the scope of the Court of Claims jurisdiction, including the…”
Clarence Erwin Copeland v. Mark MacHulis James Stephens (1995) ca6 “2920 that provides for a civil action to recover possession of or damages for goods and chattels unlawfully taken or detained, and Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6401 , the Michigan Court of Claims Act, which establishes a procedure to compensate for alleged unjustifiable acts of state…”
Rusha v. Department of Corrections (2014) michctapp “ex contractu or ex delicto, or any demand for monetary, equitable, or declaratory relief.”
Silverman v. University of Michigan Board of Regents (1994) mich · cites it 2× “MCL 600.6401 et seq. ; MSA 27A.6401 et seq.”
Dunbar v. Department of Mental Health (1992) michctapp · cites it 2× “According to the provisions of the Court of Claims Act, MCL 600.6401 et seq. ; MSA 27A.6401 et seq.”
Okrie v. State (2014) michctapp “The current Court of Claims Act is MCL 600.6401 et seq. The scant testimony on PA 164 that was received by the Committee on Government Operations was largely in opposition and repeatedly expressed concerns with the speed of the enactment of the legislation, with several…”
Green v. Department of Corrections (1971) mich · cites it 2× “Invoking the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims provided by chapter 64 of the Revised Judicature Act (MCLA § 600.6401 et seq.-, Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.”
Toaz v. Department of Treasury (2008) michctapp “236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being sections 600.6401 to 600.6475 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and rules adopted under that chapter for the court of claims.”
Prime Time International Distributing Inc v. Dept of Treasury (2017) michctapp “2 Defendants now appeal the Court of Claims' decisions, arguing that the Court of Claims Act (CCA), MCL 600.6401 et seq ., vests the Court of Claims with exclusive jurisdiction over these appeals and that they do not fall within the CCA's jurisdictional exception under MCL 600.”
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