Valeo Switches & Detection Systems, Inc. v. EMCom, Inc.

MCR 2.116(C)(6) provides for summary disposition of a case when “[ajnother action has been initiated between the same parties involving the same claim.” This court rule is a codification of the former plea of abatement by prior action. Chapple v Nat’l Hardwood Co, 234 Mich 296, 297; 207 NW 888 (1926). A plea in abatement is an objection to the jurisdiction of a court of general jurisdiction. Nat’l Fraternity v Wayne Circuit Judge, 127 Mich 186, 188; 86 NW 540 (1901). To utilize the plea in abatement, one must demonstrate another forum where the rights of the parties have become subject to…