Michigan § 247.175 - Trespass action; pleadings and trial.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 247.175 — Trespass action; pleadings and trial., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 247.175. Trespass action; pleadings and trial.
The declaration in such action shall follow the order required by section 1 of this chapter, in describing such encroachment. The defendant may plead denying the encroachment in whole or in part, and may also deny the existence of a highway where such encroachment is claimed to be, but otherwise the legal existence of the highway shall not be questioned on the trial, and the fact of such encroachment, and where the true line of the highway is, shall only be tried.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 247.175 ("Trespass action; pleadings and trial.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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