Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "motor vehicle franchise act". (2) For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 2 to 6 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1561
Short title; Meanings of words and phrases
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Lafontaine Saline, Inc v. Chrysler Group LLC (2014)
Most recently applied in FCA US, LLC v. Spitzer Autoworld Akron, LLC (April 2018)
1981, Act 118, Imd
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