Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.8041

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  (1) An appeal from a business court shall be to the court of appeals, as prescribed by supreme court rules.
  (2) The time within which an appeal as of right from a business court may be taken shall be governed by supreme court rules concerning appeals from the circuit court.