Michigan Laws 168.119 – Contested election; application for restraining order to circuit court, authority of court
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 168.119
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
Instead of filing the petition for relief provided for in this act with the supreme court of the state of Michigan, application may be made in like manner to the circuit court for the county of Ingham, and when application is so made such court shall have full jurisdiction to make all orders, name the commissioners and otherwise exercise all necessary authority to carry out the purposes of this act.