256 Mich. App. 88 - Colucci v. McMillin’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An ambiguity of statutory language does not exist merely because a reviewing court questions whether the Legislature intended the consequences of the language under review. An ambiguity can be found only where the language of a statute as used in its particular context has more than one common and accepted meaning.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. McGhee v. Helsel · 537 F. Supp. 2d 880 - J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. v. Adams

2. “Sec. 1621. Except for actions provided for in sections 1605 [real property], 1611 [probate bond], 1615 [governmental units], and 1629 [set forth below], venue is determined as follows: (a) The county in which a defendant resides, has a place of business, or conducts business, or in which the registered office of a defendant corporation is located, is a proper county in which to commence and try an action. [MCL 600.1621.] Sec. 1629(1) Subject to subsection (2),[ [4] ] in an action based on tort or another legal theory seeking damages for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death, all of the following apply: (a) The county in which the original injury occurred and in which either of the following applies is a county in which to file and try the action: ( i ) The defendant resides, has a place of business, or conducts business in that county. ( ii ) The corporate registered office of a defendant is located in that county. (b) If a county does not satisfy the criteria under subdivision (a), the county in which the original injury occurred and in which either of the following applies is a county in which to file and try the action: ( i ) The plaintiff resides, has a place of business, or conducts business in that county. ( ii ) The corporate registered office of a plaintiff is located in that county. (c) If a county does not satisfy the criteria under subdivision (a) or (b), a county in which both of the following apply is a county in which to file and try the action: ( ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ferguson v. PIONEER STATE MUTUAL INS. CO.

3. “MCL 600.1641(2) indicates a legislative intent to allow venue to be considered after a complaint is amended to add one or more causes of action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Shiroka v. Farm Bureau General Ins. Co.