Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8427 (2026)
Conduct of small claims hearing by district court judge or magistrate; appeal.
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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.8427 Conduct of small claims hearing by district court judge or magistrate; appeal.
Sec. 8427.
A small claims hearing may be conducted either by a district court judge or by a district court magistrate who is an attorney licensed to practice in this state and who is authorized to do so by the chief judge of the district court district as provided in section 8514. If the hearing is conducted by a district court magistrate, an appeal de novo as of right may be taken by either party to the small claims division of the district court. Appeal shall be taken within 7 days after the entry of the decision of the magistrate. Further appeal from the judgment of the district court judge shall not be available to either party.
History: Add. 1984, Act 278, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1996–2009 · leading case: Cadle Co. v. City of Kentwood, 776 N.W.2d 145 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009).
Cadle Co. v. City of Kentwood, 776 N.W.2d 145 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “8401], and any right of appeal, except that if the action is heard before a district court magistrate pursuant to [MCL 600.8427], the parties have a right to an appeal to the small claims division of the district court as provided by [MCL 600.”
Schomaker v. Armour, Inc, 550 N.W.2d 863 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). “MCL 600.8427; MSA 27A.8427. In this situation, either party may appeal the decision of the magistrate to the small claims division of the district court, where the matter will be tried de novo by a district court judge.”
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