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5 Michigan opinions name it 1 courts 2007–2026 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Michigan courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
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| No positive-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. | ||
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Vander Laan v. Miedema
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2 sentences2023Vander Laan, 385 Mich at 232 , citing Barringer v Arnold, 358 Mich 594, 599 ; 101 NW2d 365 (1960). “[I]t is essential that the potential peril had not been in clear view for any significant length of time[.]” Vander Laan, 385 Mich at 232 . 2023Vander Laan, 385 Mich at 232 , citing Barringer v Arnold, 358 Mich 594, 599 ; 101 NW2d 365 (1960). “[I]t is essential that the potential peril had not been in clear view for any significant length of time[.]” Vander Laan, 385 Mich at 232 . | 4 | 2007–2023 |
White v. Taylor Distributing Co.
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2 sentences2026“To come within the purview of the sudden-emergency doctrine, the circumstances surrounding the accident must present a situation that is unusual or unsuspected.” Id. 2022“To come within the purview of the sudden-emergency doctrine, the circumstances surrounding the accident must present a situation that is unusual or unsuspected.” White I, 275 Mich App at 622 . | 3 | 2018–2026 |
Socony Vacuum Oil Co. v. Marvin
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2 sentences2023In White, we provided a thorough explanation of the caselaw regarding the sudden-emergency doctrine: The sudden-emergency doctrine was explained by our Supreme Court in Socony Vacuum Oil Co v Marvin, 313 Mich 528, 546 ; 21 NW2d 841 (1946): “One who suddenly finds himself in a place of danger, and is required to act without time to consider the best means that may be adopted to avoid the impending danger is not guilty of negligence if he fails to adopt what -5- subsequently and upon reflection may appear to have been a better method, unless the emergency in which he finds himself is brought abo 2023In White, we provided a thorough explanation of the caselaw regarding the sudden-emergency doctrine: The sudden-emergency doctrine was explained by our Supreme Court in Socony Vacuum Oil Co v Marvin, 313 Mich 528, 546 ; 21 NW2d 841 (1946): “One who suddenly finds himself in a place of danger, and is required to act without time to consider the best means that may be adopted to avoid the impending danger is not guilty of negligence if he fails to adopt what -5- subsequently and upon reflection may appear to have been a better method, unless the emergency in which he finds himself is brought abo | 3 | 2007–2023 |
Barringer v. Arnold
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2 sentences2023Vander Laan, 385 Mich at 232 , citing Barringer v Arnold, 358 Mich 594, 599 ; 101 NW2d 365 (1960). “[I]t is essential that the potential peril had not been in clear view for any significant length of time[.]” Vander Laan, 385 Mich at 232 . 2023Vander Laan, 385 Mich at 232 , citing Barringer v Arnold, 358 Mich 594, 599 ; 101 NW2d 365 (1960). “[I]t is essential that the potential peril had not been in clear view for any significant length of time[.]” Vander Laan, 385 Mich at 232 . | 2 | 2007–2023 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.