UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT
Act 371 of 2012
691.1704 Modification or correction of award.
Sec. 24.
(1) On motion made within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of the award under section 19 or within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of a modified or corrected award under section 20, the court shall modify or correct the award if any of the following apply:
(a) There was an evident mathematical miscalculation or an evident mistake in the description of a person, thing, or property referred to in the award.
(b) The arbitrator has made an award on a claim not submitted to the arbitrator and the award may be corrected without affecting the merits of the decision on the claims submitted.
(c) The award is imperfect in a matter of form not affecting the merits of the decision on the claims submitted.
(2) If a motion made under subsection (1) is granted, the court shall modify or correct and confirm the award as modified or corrected. Otherwise, unless a motion to vacate is pending, the court shall confirm the award.
(3) A motion to modify or correct an award under this section may be joined with a motion to vacate the award.
History: 2012, Act 371, Eff. July 1, 2013
Notes of Decisions
Darshan Singh Grewal v. Gurmale Singh Grewal (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
· cites it 7× “The statute that authorizes the trial court to correct an arbitration award is MCL 691.1704,3 which provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (1) On motion made within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of the award under [MCL 691.”
Roy E Pietila v. Gordon R Pietila (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 5× “Subsequently, plaintiffs filed a motion to correct or modify the arbitration award; however, the trial court held that the arbitrator acted within the scope of his authority, denied the motion, and entered an order confirming the arbitration award.”
Dom. Unif. Rental v. Bronson's (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“Under MCL 691.1704(1)(a), a court “shall modify or correct” an arbitration award if it contains “an evident mathematical miscalculation.”
Angela R Waller v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“Similarly, MCL 691.1704 governs a party’s ability to modify an arbitration award, and it states in relevant part: (1) On motion made within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of the award under section 19 or within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of a…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1704(1) — 3 cases
Roy E Pietila v. Gordon R Pietila (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“Subsequently, plaintiffs filed a motion to correct or modify the arbitration award; however, the trial court held that the arbitrator acted within the scope of his authority, denied the motion, and entered an order confirming the arbitration award.”
Darshan Singh Grewal v. Gurmale Singh Grewal (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
“The statute that authorizes the trial court to correct an arbitration award is MCL 691.1704,3 which provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (1) On motion made within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of the award under [MCL 691.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1704(1)(a) — 1 case
Dom. Unif. Rental v. Bronson's (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“Under MCL 691.1704(1)(a), a court “shall modify or correct” an arbitration award if it contains “an evident mathematical miscalculation.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1704(1)(b) — 1 case
Darshan Singh Grewal v. Gurmale Singh Grewal (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
“The statute that authorizes the trial court to correct an arbitration award is MCL 691.1704,3 which provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (1) On motion made within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of the award under [MCL 691.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1704(2) — 1 case
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