Sec. 711. The existence of any of the following relationships between a corporation and the state shall constitute a sufficient basis of jurisdiction to enable the courts of record of this state to exercise general personal jurisdiction over the corporation and to enable such courts to render personal judgments against the corporation. (1) Incorporation under the laws of this state. (2) Consent, to the extent authorized by the consent and subject to the limitations provided in section 745. (3) The carrying on of a continuous and systematic part of its general business within the state.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.711
General personal jurisdiction over corporations
Applied in 77 court decisions — leading case Trierweiler v. Croxton & Trench Holding Corp. (1996)
Most recently applied in Michael Sullivan v. LG Chem Ltd. (August 2023)
1961, Act 236, Eff
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