Michigan Laws 213.62 – Just compensation; trial by jury
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(1) A plaintiff or defendant may demand a trial by jury as to the issue of just compensation pursuant to applicable law and court rules. The jury shall consist of 6 qualified electors selected pursuant to chapter 13 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being section 600.1301 to 600.1376 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and shall be governed by court rules applicable to juries in civil cases in circuit court.
(2) Unless there is good cause shown to the contrary, there shall be a separate trial as to just compensation with respect to each parcel.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 213.62
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Parcel: means an identifiable unit of land, whether physically contiguous or not, having substantially common beneficial ownership, all or part of which is being acquired, and treated as separate for valuation purposes. See Michigan Laws 213.51
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.