Sec. 37. "Owner" means any of the following: (a) Any person, firm, association, or corporation renting a motor vehicle or having the exclusive use thereof, under a lease or otherwise, for a period that is greater than 30 days. (b) Except as otherwise provided in section 401a, a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. (c) A person who has the immediate right of possession of a vehicle under an installment sale contract.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.37
“Owner” defined
Applied in 42 court decisions — leading case 193 Mich. App. 479 - Paul v. Bogle (1992)
Most recently applied in 322 Mich. App. 638 - Deborah Bennett v. Carrie Russell (January 2018)
1949, Act 300, Eff
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