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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.20 (2026)
“Highway or street” defined.
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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE
Act 300 of 1949
257.20 “Highway or street” defined.
Sec. 20.
"Highway or street" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2025 · leading case: Grimes v. Dep't of Transp., 715 N.W.2d 275 (Mich. 2006).
Grimes v. Dep't of Transp., 715 N.W.2d 275 (Mich. 2006). “See the discussion later in this opinion. [38] See n. 28 of this opinion and the accompanying text.”
Gregg v. State High. Dep't, 458 N.W.2d 619 (Mich. 1990). “" MCL 257.20; MSA 9.1820, and *316 MCL 257.”
Commodities Exp. Co. v. City of Detroit, 321 N.W.2d 842 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “” We find that pursuant to MCL 257.20; MSA 9.1820, the Ambassador Bridge is not subject to the provisions of the Michigan Vehicle Code.”
Mann v. St Clair Cnty. Road Comm'n, 657 N.W.2d 517 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “The highway liability exception to governmental immunity, however, defines the area of roadway to which liability attaches in narrower terms: "`Highway' means a public highway, road, or street that is open for public travel and includes bridges, sidewalks, trailways, crosswalks,…”
Calladine v. Hyster Co., 399 N.W.2d 404 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “MCL 257.20; MSA 9.1820 defines a highway or street as "the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.”
Wills v. State Farm Ins. Cos., 468 N.W.2d 511 (Mich. 1991). “"Highway or street" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.”
Roy v. Dep't of Transp., 408 N.W.2d 783 (Mich. 1987). “” The same term appears in the Motor Vehicle Code definition of "highway,” found at MCL 257.20; MSA 9.1820. 11 That definition is: "Highway or street” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of…”
Ladner v. Vander Band, 136 N.W.2d 916 (Mich. 1965). “) "Highway or street" (CLS 1961, § 257.20 [Stat Ann 1960 Rev § 9.1820]) was not "used," by the legislature, anywhere in said section 401 (CLS 1961, § 257.”
Gen. Aviation, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 703 F. Supp. 637 (W.D. Mich. 1988). “The aircraft which represent the subject of the parties’ Agreement and relationship cannot be lawfully operated upon the publicly maintained ways open for public vehicular travel.”
Beasley v. Grand Trunk W. R.R., 282 N.W.2d 401 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “1 For purposes of the Michigan Vehicle Code, MCL 257.20; MSA 9.1820 defines a "highway or street” as: "[T]he entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.”
Morris v. Allstate Ins., 584 N.W.2d 340 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “13101(2)(b) by incorporating the definition of “highway” appearing at MCL 257.20; MSA 9.1820, which states: “ ‘Highway or street’ means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for…”
Allstate Ins. v. Dep't of Mgmt. & Budget, 675 N.W.2d 857 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “This definition focuses on the traveled portion of a public roadway open to the public for vehicular travel, which is where Pochmara was operating his orv at the time of the collision.”
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