Noggles v. Battle Creek Wrecking, Inc

This case involves a dispute over the construction of the term "trade and commerce” in the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (mcpa), MCL 445.901 et seq.; MSA 19.418(1) et seq. Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order which granted defendant summary judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(1).

Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that he and defendant wrecking company had entered into an agreement, presumably oral, in which defendant agreed to fill in low spots on plaintiff’s farmland with debris in consideration for being allowed to dispose of the debris on plaintiff’s property. The farmland surrounded…