Terms Used In Michigan Laws 570.426

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
     The court may, by special order, refer any matter arising in the progress of the cause, to any attorney or circuit court commissioner, to take evidence, and report the same to the court, with his opinion thereon, with all convenient speed, but said opinion shall not be binding on the court.