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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.735 (2026)

Partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association; limited personal jurisdiction.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.735 Partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association; limited personal jurisdiction.

Sec. 735.

    The existence of any of the following relationships between a partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association or an agent thereof and the state shall constitute a sufficient basis of jurisdiction to enable the courts of record of this state to exercise limited personal jurisdiction over such partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association and to enable such courts to render personal judgments against such partnership association or unincorporated voluntary association arising out of the act or acts which create any of the following relationships:

    (1) The transaction of any business within the state.

    (2) The doing or causing any act to be done, or consequences to occur, in the state resulting in an action for tort.

    (3) The ownership, use or possession of any real or tangible personal property situated within the state.

    (4) Contracting to insure any person, property, or risk located within this state at the time of contracting.

    (5) Entering into a contract for services to be rendered or for materials to be furnished in the state by the defendant.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Mcnic Oil & Gas Co. v. Ibex Resources Co., LLC, 23 F. Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. Mich. 1998).
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Mcnic Oil & Gas Co. v. Ibex Resources Co., LLC, 23 F. Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. Mich. 1998). · cites it 9× “Mich.Comp.Laws § 600.735. 7 . Defendants maintain that, nevertheless, personal jurisdiction should not attach because the four *736 factors of Michigan Compiled Laws Section 600.”
Dedvukaj v. Maloney, 447 F. Supp. 2d 813 (E.D. Mich. 2006). · cites it 4× “(5) Entering into a contract for services to be rendered or for materials to be furnished in the state by the defendant. M.C.L. § 600.705 (emphasis added). Identical language allows Michigan’s “long-arm” statute to extend “limited” personal jurisdiction over unincorporated…”
Green v. Wilson, 565 N.W.2d 813 (Mich. 1997). · cites it 2× “§ 600.735; M.S.A. § 27A.735. [5] Before Int'l Shoe , state courts could only exercise personal jurisdiction over nonresidents if the nonresident consented to jurisdiction or was served with process while physically within the state.”
IOU Cent. Inc. v. Div. Avenue, LLC (W.D. Mich. 2022). · cites it 3× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.705 (1); Mich. Comp.”
Youthdevelopment Corp., USA v. North Am.'s Bldg. Trade Unions (E.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 2× “Both parties identify MCL § 600.735 as a Michigan long-arm statute authorizing jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant.”
Datres v. Winfree (W.D. Mich. 2024). “715(1), and unincorporated associations, § 600.735(1). This provision is satisfied “by the slightest act of business in Michigan.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.735(1) — 3 cases
Mcnic Oil & Gas Co. v. Ibex Resources Co., LLC, 23 F. Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. Mich. 1998). “Mich.Comp.Laws § 600.735. 7 . Defendants maintain that, nevertheless, personal jurisdiction should not attach because the four *736 factors of Michigan Compiled Laws Section 600.”
Dedvukaj v. Maloney, 447 F. Supp. 2d 813 (E.D. Mich. 2006). “(5) Entering into a contract for services to be rendered or for materials to be furnished in the state by the defendant. M.C.L. § 600.705 (emphasis added). Identical language allows Michigan’s “long-arm” statute to extend “limited” personal jurisdiction over unincorporated…”
Datres v. Winfree (W.D. Mich. 2024). “715(1), and unincorporated associations, § 600.735(1). This provision is satisfied “by the slightest act of business in Michigan.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.735(2) — 1 case
Dedvukaj v. Maloney, 447 F. Supp. 2d 813 (E.D. Mich. 2006). “(5) Entering into a contract for services to be rendered or for materials to be furnished in the state by the defendant. M.C.L. § 600.705 (emphasis added). Identical language allows Michigan’s “long-arm” statute to extend “limited” personal jurisdiction over unincorporated…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.735(5) — 1 case
Dedvukaj v. Maloney, 447 F. Supp. 2d 813 (E.D. Mich. 2006). “(5) Entering into a contract for services to be rendered or for materials to be furnished in the state by the defendant. M.C.L. § 600.705 (emphasis added). Identical language allows Michigan’s “long-arm” statute to extend “limited” personal jurisdiction over unincorporated…”
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