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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.751

Jurisdiction over land irrespective of ownership.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.751 Jurisdiction over land irrespective of ownership.

Sec. 751.

    The courts of record of this state shall have jurisdiction over land situated within the state whether or not the persons owning or claiming interests therein are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: In Re Forfeiture of $1,159,420
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In Re Forfeiture of $1,159,420 (1992) michctapp · cites it 2× “Claimants argue that the trial court lacked jurisdiction over property located in Florida.”
In re Forfeiture of a Quantity of Marijuana (2011) michctapp “See MCL 600.751 (“The courts of record of this state shall have jurisdiction over land situated within the state whether or not the persons.”
Fitzwater v. Fitzwater (1980) michctapp “In addition, in rem or quasi-in rem jurisdiction can be used as a basis for litigating the controversy where the party, not otherwise subject to the personal jurisdiction of a Michigan court, has property situated in the state.”
In re Murray Estate (1991) michctapp · cites it 4× “Thereafter, the petitioner filed a motion for rehearing, arguing that trust assets comprised of real estate located in Muskegon County fell within the court’s jurisdiction pursuant to MCL 600.751; MSA 27A.751. The court denied the motion and again held that, according to MCL 700.”
Eric Bradley v. Linda Frye-Chaiken (2021) michctapp · cites it 7× “751 provides that “[t]he courts of record of this state shall have jurisdiction over land situated within the state whether or not the persons owning or claiming interests therein are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.”
Gary v. Hixon v. Westwick Square Cooperative (2021) michctapp “See also MCL 600.751 (“The courts of record of this state shall have jurisdiction over land situated within the state whether or not the persons owning or claiming interests therein are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.”
Salzeider Inc v. Easy Street Spartan 8411 LLC (2023) michctapp “Easy Street’s contacts with Michigan concerning the real estate transaction were sufficient to bring Easy Street within Michigan’s long-arm statute under MCL 600.751(1). Easy Street was certainly involved in a “business” activity when it negotiated the sale of property in…”
Ronald L Nelson v. Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (2024) michctapp “2932(1) similarly provides: Any person, whether he is in possession of the land in question or not, who claims any right in, title to, equitable title to, interest in, or right to possession of land, may bring an action in the circuit courts against any other person who claims…”
Bank of America v. 5-3 Greenway Trust (2015) michctapp “With respect to whether the district court had personal jurisdiction over the bank, we first note that the district court’s jurisdiction to determine the possessory interests in the property generally implicated its in-rem jurisdiction, which the court clearly held, regardless…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.751(1) — 1 case
Salzeider Inc v. Easy Street Spartan 8411 LLC (2023) michctapp “Easy Street’s contacts with Michigan concerning the real estate transaction were sufficient to bring Easy Street within Michigan’s long-arm statute under MCL 600.751(1). Easy Street was certainly involved in a “business” activity when it negotiated the sale of property in…”
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