Michigan Laws 213.71 – Counterclaim
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 213.71
- Agency: means a public agency or private agency. See Michigan Laws 213.51
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Property: means land, buildings, structures, tenements, hereditaments, easements, tangible and intangible property, and property rights whether real, personal, or mixed, including fluid mineral and gas rights. See Michigan Laws 213.51
- taking: means the transfer of ownership of property to an agency by involuntary expropriation. See Michigan Laws 213.51
A defendant may assert as a counterclaim, any claim for damages based on conduct by an agency which constitutes a constructive or de facto taking of property.