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Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.61 (2026)

State trunk line highway; expense and liability; relief of local units.

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TRUNK LINE HIGHWAYS


Act 17 of 1925


250.61 State trunk line highway; expense and liability; relief of local units.

Sec. 1.

    On and after January 1, 1960, the cost of constructing, improving and maintaining trunk line highways shall be met entirely by the state, and the counties, townships and incorporated cities and villages shall thereafter be relieved of all expenses and legal liabilities in connection therewith as imposed by section 21 of chapter 4 and chapter 22 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being section 224.21 and sections 242.1 to 242.8 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.

History: 1925, Act 17, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 4425 ;-- CL 1948, 250.61 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 185, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases, 1959–2002 · leading case: Robinson v. Emmet Cnty. Road Comm'n, 251 N.W.2d 90 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976).
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Robinson v. Emmet Cnty. Road Comm'n, 251 N.W.2d 90 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 34× “Defendant maintains that the state was responsible for any liability arising out of the maintenance of said highway and that furthermore the county was expressly excused by statute, MCLA 250.61; MSA 9.901. The underlying facts are undisputed.”
Bakun v. Sanilac Cnty. Road Comm'n, 351 N.W.2d 810 (Mich. 1984). · cites it 14× “Defendant moved for "accelerated and/or summary judgment”, averring that the accident occurred while it was maintaining a state trunk line highway and claiming that by reason of MCL 250.61; MSA 9.901 and the common law it is relieved of all legal liability and is immune from…”
Regan v. Washtenaw Cty. Bd. of Rd. Com'rs, 641 N.W.2d 285 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “§ 250.61. Id. On appeal, our Supreme Court held, in pertinent part, that M.”
Beyer v. Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No 668, 333 N.W.2d 314 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 5× “MCL 250.61 [MSA 9.901], "4. Pursuant to MCL 250.”
Jones v. City of Ypsilanti, 182 N.W.2d 795 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 3× “996(101)]; that the state has the exclusive responsibility to maintain state trunkline highways and accepts all legal liability for them (CL 1948, § 250.61, as amended by PA 1959, No 185 [Stat Ann 1970 Cum Supp § 9.”
Bennett v. City of Lansing, 217 N.W.2d 54 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 3× “While the Supreme *292 Court has been confronted with similar questions on prior occasions, all of the prior decisions related to the state of the law prior to the enactment of 1964 PA 170 (MCLA 691.”
Scheurman v. Dep't of Transp., 413 N.W.2d 496 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 4× “Plaintiff, on the other hand, relies on MCL 250.61; MSA 9.901, which provides: On and after January 1, 1960, the cost of constructing, improving and maintaining trunk line highways shall be met entirely by the state, and the counties, townships and incorporated cities and…”
Michonski v. City of Detroit, 413 N.W.2d 438 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “The circuit court correctly recognized that MCL 250.61; MSA 9.901 expressly relieves defendant of legal liability for state trunk line highways.”
Killeen v. Dep't of Transp., 390 N.W.2d 676 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “Unlike the instant case, Madajski involved immunity given a county under MCL 250.61; MSA 9.901 for *14 deficiencies in the maintenance of a portion of state highway which the county had contracted with the State Highway Commission to maintain.”
Moyer v. Wayne Cnty. Road Comm'n, 217 N.W.2d 53 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 3× “” Plaintiffs assertion that defendant’s actions in contracting to maintain state highways had changed the law concerning jurisdiction and liability is untenable in light of MCLA 250.61; MSA 9.901 and MCLA 250.62; MSA 9.”
Alpert v. City of Ann Arbor, 431 N.W.2d 467 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “MCL 250.61; MSA 9.901. This liability is not shifted to another unit of government by way of a contractual maintenance agreement; only the state is liable for state trunk-line highways.”
Madajski v. Bay Cnty. Dep't of Pub. Works, 297 N.W.2d 642 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 5× “Does the immunity from liability given a county road commission by MCL 250.61; MSA 9.901, for deficiencies in the maintenance of that portion of a state trunk line highway which the county road commission has contracted with the Michigan State Highway Commission to maintain,…”
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