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essential elements claim in Michigan

10 Michigan opinions name it 1 courts 2014–2026 2 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.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Detroitgreen
michctapp · 2005 · cited in 2 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
2 sentences

2018See, Doe v Roman Catholic Archbishop of Archdiocese of Detroit, 264 Mich App 632, 642 ; 692 NW2d 398 (2004).

2018See, Doe v Roman Catholic Archbishop of Archdiocese of Detroit, 264 Mich App 632, 642 ; 692 NW2d 398 (2004).

22
People v. Lemonsgreen
mich · 1997 · cited in 4 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 2014–2026
2 sentences

2026A defendant is entitled to a jury instruction on an affirmative defense upon a showing of “some evidence from which the jury can conclude that the essential elements of the defense are present.” People v Lemons, 454 Mich 234, 246 ; 562 NW2d 447 (1997) (cleaned up).

2026A defendant is entitled to a jury instruction on an affirmative defense upon a showing of “some evidence from which the jury can conclude that the essential elements of the defense are present.” People v Lemons, 454 Mich 234, 246 ; 562 NW2d 447 (1997) (cleaned up).

14
Michigan Educational Employees Mutual Insurance v. Morrisgreen
mich · 1999 · cited in 1 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
2 sentences

2019See Mich Ed Employees Mut Ins Co v Morris, 460 Mich 180, 198 ; 596 NW2d 142 (1999).

2019See Mich Ed Employees Mut Ins Co v Morris, 460 Mich 180, 198 ; 596 NW2d 142 (1999).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
Bauserman v. Unemployment Ins. Agency green
mich · 2019
1 sentence

2024Sunrise Resort Ass’n, Inc, 511 Mich at 336; Bauserman I, 503 Mich at 183 n 8; American Federation, 457 Mich at 90 ; Cooke Contracting Co, 55 Mich App at 338 .

12024–2024
Cooke Contracting Co. v. Department of State Highways 1 green
michctapp · 1974
1 sentence

2024Sunrise Resort Ass’n, Inc, 511 Mich at 336; Bauserman I, 503 Mich at 183 n 8; American Federation, 457 Mich at 90 ; Cooke Contracting Co, 55 Mich App at 338 .

12024–2024
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Highland Park Board of Education green
mich · 1998
1 sentence

2024Sunrise Resort Ass’n, Inc, 511 Mich at 336; Bauserman I, 503 Mich at 183 n 8; American Federation, 457 Mich at 90 ; Cooke Contracting Co, 55 Mich App at 338 .

12024–2024
Overstreet v. Brookland, Inc. green
ncctapp · 1981
1 sentence

2019The elements of promissory estoppel are: “(1) a promise (2) that the promisor should reasonably have expected to induce action of a definite and substantial character on the part of the promisee and (3) that, in fact, produced reliance or forbearance of that nature (4) in circumstances requiring enforcement of the promise if injustice is to be avoided.” Zaremba 5 Plaintiff contends that the facts in the case at bar are nearly identical to those in Overstreet v Brookland, 52 NC App 444, 454; 279 SE2d 1 (1981), wherein the North Carolina Court of Appeals held that the defendant developer’s “prom

12019–2019
People v. Henderson red
michctapp · 2014
1 sentence

2015Henderson, 306 Mich App at 4 .

12015–2015

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MI § Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.39 (3)

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.

Where else courts name it

OH 192 (1978–2025) TX 143 (1937–2024) TN 107 (1976–2024) WA 101 (1961–2026) ID 70 (1955–2026) LA 53 (1938–2022) GA 50 (1935–2024) NC 48 (1978–2025) WY 44 (1979–2020) NY 42 (1894–2025) CA 42 (1920–2026) NM 31 (1971–2025) IL 31 (1971–2026) FL 30 (1942–2026) CT 28 (1963–2019) MO 26 (1957–2016) IN 25 (1972–2026) MS 24 (1995–2025) MA 23 (1991–2025) HI 20 (1995–2026) OR 19 (1984–2025) AL 18 (1923–2024) PA 17 (1926–2024) OK 16 (1911–2021) WV 14 (1987–2025) KY 13 (1949–2026) KS 12 (1953–2021) VA 12 (1988–2025) IA 11 (1935–2026) ME 10 (2011–2023) MI 10 (2014–2026) MD 9 (1923–2010) VT 8 (2003–2026) NJ 8 (1979–2025) ND 6 (1978–1996) DC 6 (1979–2003) AZ 6 (1936–1983) MN 5 (1972–2016) UT 5 (1994–2023) RI 5 (1987–2006) SC 4 (1932–2000) MT 4 (1989–2022) CO 3 (1988–2025) SD 3 (1992–2002) AK 3 (1991–2014) AR 3 (1998–2010)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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