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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6443 (2026)

Court of claims; trial by court without jury; new trial.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.6443 Court of claims; trial by court without jury; new trial.

Sec. 6443.

    The case shall be heard by the judge without a jury. The court may grant a new trial upon the same terms and under the same conditions and for the same reasons as prevail in the case of the circuit courts of this state, in a case at law without a jury.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1969–2023 · leading case: Dunbar v. Dep't of Mental Health, 495 N.W.2d 152 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992).
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Dunbar v. Dep't of Mental Health, 495 N.W.2d 152 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “See MCL 600.6443; MSA 27A.6443. Judge White reserved ruling on the motion to strike the jury demand and empaneled a jury.”
Anzaldua v. Band, 550 N.W.2d 544 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Section 3(2) of the wpa, MCL 15.363(2); MSA 17.428(3)(2). Thus, in the WPA, the Legislature waived the right of state entities to be sued only in the Court of Claims.”
Freissler v. State High. Comm'n, 220 N.W.2d 141 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 3× “Relying upon Reich v State Highway Department, 386 Mich 617, 623 ; 194 NW2d 700 (1972), plaintiff argues that she was denied equal protection of the laws when Judge Peterson denied her request for a jury trial pursuant to MCLA 600.6443; MSA 27A.6443. Plaintiff has maintained a…”
Barbour v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 431 N.W.2d 482 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “14 MCL 600.6443; MSA 27A.6443. 15 53 Mich App 530, 538 ; 220 NW2d 141 (1974).”
Hill v. State High. Comm'n, 170 N.W.2d 18 (Mich. 1969). “” CLS 1961, § 600.6443 (Stat Aim 1962 Rev § 27A.6443).”
Susan Christie v. Wayne State Univ. (Mich. 2023). · cites it 2× “60 And at that time, MCL 600.6443 of the COCA provided that all cases tried in the Court of Claims “shall be heard by the judge without a jury.”
Susan Christie v. Wayne State Univ. (Mich. 2023). · cites it 2× “60 And at that time, MCL 600.6443 of the COCA provided that all cases tried in the Court of Claims “shall be heard by the judge without a jury.”
Laura Beal v. Off. of Ret. Servs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “MCL 600.6443; see also Lumley v Bd of Regents for Univ of Mich, 215 Mich App 125, 133 ; 544 NW2d 692 (1996) (“The clear intent of the Legislature in creating the Court of Claims is that parties to an action against the state will have their respective rights and liabilities…”
John Does 11-18 v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “MCL 600.6443. -4- MCL 600.6419(1) generally sets forth the Court of Claims’ jurisdiction and provides in relevant part: 1) Except as provided in sections 6421 and 6440[1], the jurisdiction of the court of claims, as conferred upon it by this chapter, is exclusive.”
John Does 11-18 v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “MCL 600.6443. -4- MCL 600.6419(1) generally sets forth the Court of Claims’ jurisdiction and provides in relevant part: 1) Except as provided in sections 6421 and 6440[1], the jurisdiction of the court of claims, as conferred upon it by this chapter, is exclusive.”
20221117_C358755_27_358755.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “And MCL 600.6443 indicates that cases are to be heard in the Court of Claims without a jury.”
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