Michigan Laws 570.422 – Pleadings subsequent to answer; amended complaint
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 570.422
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
There shall be no pleadings subsequent to the answer, but within 10 days after filing and service of answer, or demurrer, the complainant or intervenor, may file and serve an amended complaint, to which answer or demurrer shall be filed, as hereinbefore provided in case of original complaints.