This section is from the book "The Law Of Land Contracts", by Asher L. Cornelius. Also available from Amazon: Michigan Law Of Land Contracts.
-Where the vendor elects to pursue his remedy before a Circuit Court Commissioner for possession of the property, and the vendee fails to pay the amount found to be due on the contract by the commissioner within 30 days as provided by the statute,85 in the absence of fraud, mistake, or any appeal, the judgment of the commissioner becomes final and equity will not entertain a bill either for specific performance or to redeem from the forfeiture.86
It would further seem that if an appeal is taken to the Circuit Court from the judgment of the commissioner, the vendee will have thirty days from the determination of such appeal
85. Public Acts 243, 1917. Giving vendee 30 days in which to pay the judgment.
86. Security Investment Co. v. Meister, 214 Mich. 338.
Said the court in the above entitled case:
"Regular proceedings were had under the statute before the Circuit Court Commissioner and judgment of restitution was rendered by him, and amount then due was fixed. The time given defendant under the statute after judgment in which to redeem expired without payment of the amount so fixed. There is no accident, fraud, or mistake alleged. Under these circumstances the judgment rendered in a case where the commissioner had jurisdiction is a finality and neither it nor the evidence upon which it is based may be reviewed by a court of equity." to pay the amount found due in the Circuit Court on the contract.87
 
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