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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2960 (2026)
Burden of proof; cause of action.
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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.2960 Burden of proof; cause of action.
Sec. 2960.
(1) The person seeking to establish fault under sections 2957 to 2959 has the burden of alleging and proving that fault.
(2) Sections 2957 to 2959 do not create a cause of action.
History: Add. 1995, Act 161, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2022 · leading case: Est. of Ezekiel D Goodwin v. Nw. Michigan Fair Ass'n, 923 N.W.2d 894 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
Est. of Ezekiel D Goodwin v. Nw. Michigan Fair Ass'n, 923 N.W.2d 894 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “2956 to MCL 600.2960 ] do not eliminate or diminish a defense or immunity that currently exists, except as expressly provided in those sections.”
Lamp v. Reynolds, 645 N.W.2d 311 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “See MCL 600.2960; MCL 600.6304(8). To establish the requisite proximate cause between the alleged wrongful act and resulting damages, as required when liability is at issue in any action, the defendant must prove that the plaintiffs conduct was both a cause in fact and a legal,…”
Vandonkelaar v. Kid's Kourt, LLC, 800 N.W.2d 760 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “2956 to MCL 600.2960] do not eliminate or diminish a defense or immunity that currently exists, except as expressly provided in those sections.”
Jill White v. Diva Nails LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “2957(1), MCL 600.2960(1), and MCL 600.6304. MCL 600.”
Est. of Ezekiel D Goodwin v. Nw. Michigan Fair Ass'n (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “2956 to MCL 600.2960] do not eliminate or diminish a defense or immunity that currently exists, except as expressly provided in those sections.”
Honesti Price v. Country House Apts. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “2956 to MCL 600.2960] do not eliminate or diminish a defense or immunity that currently exists, except as expressly provided in those sections.”
Dorothy Sleight v. David Lee Sleight (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “1 MCL 600.2960(4). The appeal is dismissed as moot.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2960(1) — 1 case
Jill White v. Diva Nails LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “2957(1), MCL 600.2960(1), and MCL 600.6304. MCL 600.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2960(4) — 1 case
Dorothy Sleight v. David Lee Sleight (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “1 MCL 600.2960(4). The appeal is dismissed as moot.”
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