AROMA WINES v. COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION

Docket Nos. 148907, 148909. Calendar No. 1.

871 N.W.2d 136 (2015)

497 Mich. 337

AROMA WINES & EQUIPMENT, INC v. COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided June 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Visser and Associates, PLLC (by Donald R. Visser , Grand Rapids and Rebecca J. Baker ), for Aroma Wines & Equipment, Inc.

Varnum LLP (by Jon M. Bylsma , Conor B. Dugan , and Jeffrey D. Koelzer , Grand Rapids), and Kuiper Orlebeke PC, Grand Rapids, (by Thomas A. Kuiper ) for Columbian Distribution Services, Inc.


By 2005 PA 44, the Legislature amended MCL 600.2919a(1)(a) to create a cause of action against someone "converting property to [that] person's own use." In this case, we consider whether this statutory language is coextensive with the common-law tort of conversion or, if not, what additional conduct is required to

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