HOUSE BILL No. 4041


     January 25, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Faunce and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   by amending section 5807 (MCL 600.5807).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 5807.  (1)  No person may  A PERSON SHALL NOT bring or

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      maintain  any  AN action to recover damages or sums due for

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      breach of contract, or to enforce the specific performance of

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       any  A contract, unless, after the claim first accrued to

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       himself  THE PERSON or to someone through whom  he  THE
   PERSON

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      claims,  he  THAT PERSON commences the action within the periods

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      of time prescribed by this section.

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           (2)  (1)  The period of limitations on  actions  AN
   ACTION

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      charging  any  A surety on  any  A bond of  any
    AN executor,

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      administrator, OR guardian is 4 years after the discharge of the

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      executor, administrator, or guardian.


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           (3)  (2)  The period of limitations is 10 years for

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       actions  AN ACTION founded  upon bonds of public officers  ON
   A

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      BOND OF A PUBLIC OFFICER.

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           (4)  (3)  The period of limitations on  actions  AN
   ACTION

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      founded  upon bonds  ON A BOND executed under  sections 41.80 and

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      41.81 of the Compiled Laws of 1948  SECTIONS 80 AND 81 OF 1846 RS

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      16, MCL 41.80 AND 41.81, is 2 years after the expiration of the

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      year for which the constable was elected.

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           (5)  (4)  The period of limitations is 10 years for  actions

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      founded upon covenants in deeds and mortgages  AN ACTION FOUNDED

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      ON A COVENANT IN A DEED OR MORTGAGE of real estate.

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           (6)  (5)  The period of limitations is 2 years for 
   actions

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      AN ACTION charging  any  A surety for costs.

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           (7)  (6)  The period of limitations is 2 years for 
   actions

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      AN ACTION brought on  bonds or recognizances  A BOND OR

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      RECOGNIZANCE given on appeal from  any  A court in this state.

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           (8)  (7)  The period of limitations is 10 years for  actions

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      on bonds, notes, or other like instruments which are  AN ACTION

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      ON A BOND, NOTE, OR OTHER SIMILAR INSTRUMENT THAT IS the direct

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      or indirect obligation of, or  were  WAS issued by although not

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      the obligation of,  the  THIS state  of Michigan  or 
   any  A

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      county, city, village, township, school district, special assess-

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      ment district, or other public or quasi-public corporation in

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       the  THIS state.  of Michigan.

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           (9) THE PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS IS 2 YEARS FOR AN ACTION TO

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      COLLECT FEES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY AN ATTORNEY.





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           (10)  (8)  The period of limitations is 6 years for all

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      other actions to recover damages or sums due for breach of

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      contract.


















































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