Court Opinion

ID: 9523087
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 02:35:54.359314+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:04:33.558830
License: Public Domain

MURPHY, J.
(concurring in part). I concur with Judge Neff’s opinion that MCL 15.602 permits a private cause of action, but disagree that the act’s exception for a 20-mile or greater distance requirement under certain circumstances is measured in “road miles.” Rather, I concur with Judge ZAHRA’s view that MCL 15.601 et seq., when read in their entirety using accepted statutory construction guidelines, require that the 20-mile distance referred to in MCL 15.602 be measured in a straight line. Thus, assuming that plaintiff can satisfy the distance standard, I would permit plaintiff to proceed with proofs about what damages, if any, were suffered under the defendant’s residency requirement.