Terms Used In Michigan Laws 117.28a

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
   In counties having a population of less than 100,000 in which municipal courts are now or may be established, said courts shall have such jurisdiction in civil causes in all townships throughout the county up to the amount of the jurisdiction of said court.