JEFFREY v. RAPID AMERICAN CORP.

Docket Nos. 96953-97009, (Calendar No. 4).

448 Mich. 178 (1995)

529 N.W.2d 644

JEFFREY v. RAPID AMERICAN CORPORATION

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided March 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goldberg, Persky, Jennings & White, P.C. (by Joel I. Persky, James J. Bedortha, James M. Hession, and Terrence M. O'Brien), and Michael B. Serling, and Goldberg, Persky, Jennings & White, P.C. (by Tybe A. Brett), for the plaintiff.

Kazul & Associates, P.C. (by John J. Schutza), and Rubin, Baum, Levin, Constant & Friedman (by Paul H. Aloe and Susan Rotmistrovsky) for the defendant.


CAVANAGH, J.

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The issue in this case1 is whether a Michigan court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation because of the imputation of a predecessor corporation's contacts with the state. We hold that it can when the exercise of jurisdiction is both fair and reasonable. The exercise of limited personal jurisdiction over this defendant is properly exercised pursuant to MCL 600.715; MSA 27A.715 and comports...

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