Section 600.5031 - Arbitration agreement; venue. - Michigan Statutes

REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961

600.5031 Arbitration agreement; venue.

Sec. 5031.

All proceedings in court under this chapter shall be had in the circuit court of the county provided in the agreement. In the absence of such provision proceedings shall be had

(1) in the circuit court of the county where the adverse party resides or has a place of business, or

(2) if he has no residence or place of business in this state, in the circuit court of the county where the applicant resides or has a place of business, or

(3) if the arbitration involves real property, in the circuit court of the county in which the property, or any part thereof, is located, or

(4) if neither (1), (2), nor (3) is applicable, in the circuit court of any county. All subsequent applications shall be made to the court hearing the initial application unless the court otherwise directs.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963