Michigan Laws 600.5867 – Presumption as to possession of land; exception
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.5867
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- grantee: may be construed as including every person to whom any such interest or estate passes in like manner. See Michigan Laws 8.3e
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
In every action for the recovery or possession of real estate, the person establishing the legal title to the premises is presumed to have been in possession of the premises within the time limited by law for bringing such action, unless it appears that the same has been possessed adversely to such legal title by the defendant or by those from or under whom he claims, or that the grantee, or his assigns, in a contract of purchase have been in possession claiming title by virtue of said contract of purchase for a period of 20 years after the last payment was due on said contract or after the last payment was made on said contract of purchase.