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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1635 (2026)

Venue; transportation lines; plaintiff's residence.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.1635 Venue; transportation lines; plaintiff's residence.

Sec. 1635.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1621 and 1627 actions against any individual or company owning, operating or leasing a street railway or line of railroad or motor bus or truck route, for the transportation of passengers or freight in this state, shall be commenced either in the county where the cause of action arose or in the county of the plaintiff's residence, if the line or route of such individual or company traverses either the county where the cause of action arose or the county of the plaintiff's residence. If such line or route does not traverse in either such county, then suits against such individual or company may be started in any county in which such individual or company has its principal place of business or owns, operates or leases a line or route.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Rodriguez v. Grand Trunk W. R.R., 328 N.W.2d 89 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982).
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Rodriguez v. Grand Trunk W. R.R., 328 N.W.2d 89 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “Oakland County, the concise statement of proceedings and facts *601 signed, by the trial judge and the parties indicates that plaintiff also claims that defendant’s allegedly negligent acts occurred "at least in part, in Wayne County, Michigan, where defendant/appellant’s…”
Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v Nrk Rx, Inc, No. 167917 (Mich. June 8, 2026). “1605 (real estate actions and actions to recover tangible property); MCL 600.1611 (probate bond actions); MCL 600.”
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