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Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.555 (2026)

Boards of control; body corporate, actions, seal.

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CENTRAL, EASTERN, NORTHERN, AND WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITIES


Act 48 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.)


390.555 Boards of control; body corporate, actions, seal.

Sec. 5.

    A board of control is a body politic and corporate. It may purchase, have, hold, possess and enjoy to itself and its successors all the real and personal property of every kind now belonging to its respective institution or hereafter acquired by it and may grant, alien, invest, sell and dispose of the same; may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all the courts in this state; and may have, alter and use a seal.

History: 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 48, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1977–2024 · leading case: Paquin v. N. Michigan Univ., 262 N.W.2d 672 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977).
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Paquin v. N. Michigan Univ., 262 N.W.2d 672 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 8× “Plaintiff responded by arguing that the circuit court had concurrent jurisdiction based on MCLA 390.555; MSA 15.1120(5) which states in part: "A board of control [of a state regional university] is a body politic and corporate.”
Baker v. Ferris State Univ. (W.D. Mich. 2021). “391 (same for board of Lake Superior State University); § 390.555 (same for boards of Central, Eastern, Northern, and Western Michigan Universities).”
Morgenthaler v. Chelsea City Couns. (E.D. Mich. 2024). “Judge Altman adopted this argument, explaining that under Michigan Compiled Laws § 390.555 and Article 8, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, EMU’s Board of Regents acts as SMART’s controlling party with the capacity to sue and be sued.”
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