Koester v. VCA Animal Hospital

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• no Michigan precedent permitting plaintiffs to recover emotional injuries, including loss of companionship, suffered at the death of their dog
• “There is no Michigan precedent that permits the recovery of damages for emotional injuries allegedly suffered as a consequence of property damage.”
• “Pets have long been considered personal property in Michigan jurisprudence.” (citing Ten Hopen)
• “Pets have long been considered personal property in Michigan jurisprudence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).