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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 105.15

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • city: whenever used in this act , shall be construed to mean a city incorporated under this act, or made subject to its provisions. See Michigan Laws 113.10
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
     Any party aggrieved by the judgment of confirmation hereinbefore mentioned, may, within 10 days after the entry thereof, appeal therefrom to the circuit court of the county, by filing with the probate court a claim of appeal, in writing, under oath, in which he shall set forth a description of the land in which he claims an interest and a statement that he considers himself aggrieved by the proceedings and judgment of which he complains, and his objections, if any, to the amount of damages awarded, and at the same time filing with the probate court a bond to the city, in a penal sum of not less than 300 dollars, with sureties to be approved by said probate court, conditioned that he will prosecute his appeal to effect, and pay costs that may be awarded against him in the circuit court, and paying to the probate court the sum of 3 dollars for making his return to the appeal.