Legal Opinion
Sifers v. Horen
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1971No. 38 January Term 1971, Docket No. 52,769PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. G. Kavanaugh, J.
We are called upon in this case to construe a Michigan statute which represents an attempt on the part of the Michigan legislature to expand to its full potential limited personal jurisdiction of Michigan courts over nonresidents.1
Unless we are prepared to say that Michigan is forbidden by the Federal Constitution to exercise jurisdiction to the extent indicated in the statute we should not construe the statute so restrictively.
The statute uses the phrase “The transaction of any business within the state.” (Emphasis added.) When we keep in mind that we are dealing not with general…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Safari Outfitters, Inc. v. Superior CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
- Ziegler v. HodgesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
- Harrington v. Inter-State Business Men's Accident Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
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3Cited by141 opinions
- Herman Theunissen and Ann Theunissen v. Sid Matthews D/B/A Matthews Lumber TransferCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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- Dennis T. Serras, Michael C. Gibbons, and Dieter J. Boehm v. First Tennessee Bank National AssociationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Lak, Inc. v. Deer Creek EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Ford Motor Co. v. CrossDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2006
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