Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.721 (2026)

General personal jurisdiction over partnerships and limited partnerships.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.721 General personal jurisdiction over partnerships and limited partnerships.

Sec. 721.

The existence of any of the following relationships between a partnership or limited partnership and the state shall constitute a sufficient basis of jurisdiction to enable the courts of record of this state to exercise general personal jurisdiction over the partnership or limited partnership and to enable such courts to render personal judgments against the partnership or limited partnership.

(1) Formation under the laws of this state.

(2) Consent, to the extent authorized by the consent and subject to the limitations provided in section 745.

(3) The carrying on of a continuous and systematic part of its general business within the state.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 88, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975

Compiler's Notes:

Section 2 of Act 88 of 1974 provides: “This 1974 amendatory act shall apply to actions commenced after its effective date, even if the cause of action arose prior thereto. Actions commenced prior to the effective date of this act shall not be affected thereby.”

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1968–2024 · leading case: Lak, Inc. v. Deer Creek Enter., 885 F.2d 1293 (6th Cir. 1989).

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Lak, Inc. v. Deer Creek Enter., 885 F.2d 1293 (6th Cir. 1989). “” Mich.Comp.Laws § 600.721. Neither of these grounds can be invoked in the case at bar; Deer Creek has not consented to be sued in Michigan, and there is no contention that a continuous and systematic part of Deer Creek’s general business is carried on there.”

De Guvera v. Sure Fit Prods., 165 N.W.2d 418 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 4× “Defendant contends that under CLS 1961, § 600.721(3) (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.721[3]), and CLS 1961, § 600.”

G&G Closed-Circuit Events, LLC v. Bros. Bar & Grill, LLC (E.D. Mich. 2024). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.721 . Defendant was formed under the laws of Michigan and carries on a continuous or systematic part of its general business within Michigan.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.721(3) — 1 case

De Guvera v. Sure Fit Prods., 165 N.W.2d 418 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). “Defendant contends that under CLS 1961, § 600.721(3) (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.721[3]), and CLS 1961, § 600.”

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