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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.73107 (2026)

Action for injury to person on property of another; exception.

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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT


Act 451 of 1994


324.73107 Action for injury to person on property of another; exception.

Sec. 73107.

    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a cause of action shall not arise against the owner, tenant, or lessee of property for an injury to a person who is on that property with oral or written consent but who has not paid the owner, tenant, or lessee of that property valuable consideration for the recreational or trapping use of the property, unless the injury was caused by the gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct of the owner, tenant, or lessee.

    (2) A cause of action shall not arise against the owner, tenant, or lessee of property for an injury to a person who is on that property with oral or written consent and has paid the owner, tenant, or lessee valuable consideration for fishing, trapping, or hunting on that property, unless that person's injuries were caused by a condition that involved an unreasonable risk of harm and all of the following apply:

    (a) The owner, tenant, or lessee knew or had reason to know of the condition or risk.

    (b) The owner, tenant, or lessee failed to exercise reasonable care to make the condition safe or to warn the person of the condition or risk.

    (c) The person injured did not know or did not have reason to know of the condition or risk.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Phillips v. Mirac, Inc, 685 N.W.2d 174 (Mich. 2004).
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Phillips v. Mirac, Inc, 685 N.W.2d 174 (Mich. 2004). · cites it 2× “Or a jury may find a hunter has been injured and damaged on a defendant's property because of the defendant's negligence, but the recreational trespass act, MCL 324.73107, will, in certain circumstances, preclude liability.”
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