Michigan Supreme Court· 3/8/1995

Gross v. General Motors Corp.

Citations

528 N.W.2d 707
448 Mich. 147

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recognizing that venue rules are intended to ensure that litigation occurs in the most convenient forum and convenience is evaluated “in terms of the interests of the parties and any relevant witnesses”
finding that one of the Legislature’s goals in enacting the tort reform act of 1986 was to “limit venue shopping by plaintiffs”
stating that “[w]hen a cause of action is presented for appellate review, a party is bound to the theory on which the cause was prosecuted or defended in the court below” and “[f]ailure to properly brief an issue on appeal constitutes abandonment of the question”
as far as possible, a court must give effect to every phrase, clause, and word of a statute
as far as possible, a court must give effect to every phrase, clause, and word of a statute
statutes must be construed to prevent absurd or illogical results and to give effect to their purposes

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Judges: Boyle, Levin, Riley, Mallett, Brickley, Cavanagh, Weaver

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