A judge found the perfect way to deliver her verdict in a case involving Eminem - in the form of a rap.

Judge Deborah Servitto took to verse in her written ruling against a former schoolmate of the rapper, who claimed he was defamed in one of his songs.

But Judge Servitto's verses left DeAngelo Bailey in no doubt about what she thought of his bid to sue the 31-year-old star for £600,000 in a Michigan court.

"Mr Bailey complains that his rap is trash / so he's seeking compensation in the form of cash.

"Bailey thinks he's entitled to some monetary gain / because Eminem used his name in vain. / The lyrics are stories noone would take as fact / they're an exaggeration of a childish act.

"It is therefore this court's ultimate position / that Eminem is entitled to summary disposition."

Eminem - whose real name is Marshall Mathers III - accused Mr Bailey of bullying him at school on his 1999 album, The Slim Shady LP.

The lyrics from the track Brain Damage allege: "Way before my baby daughter Hailey, I was harassed daily by this fat kid named D'Angelo Bailey.

"He banged my head against the urinal till he broke my nose, soaked my clothes in blood, grabbed me and choked my throat."

Mr Bailey maintained that he only "bumped into" the rapper, while his friends did "bully-type things" to him.

In 1982, Mr Mathers' mother, Debbie, made a failed attempt to sue Roseville Community Schools for an attack on her son, naming Mr Bailey in court papers.

Mr Bailey's lawyer, Byron Nolen, said he was shocked by the judge's action.

"I don't know how the court of appeals would look at that," he said.