Roberts v. Mecosta County General Hospital

Supreme Court of Michigan · Decided 2002-04-24

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Young, J. This case again calls into question the authority of courts to create terms and conditions at variance with those unambiguously and mandatorily stated in a statute. We reaffirm that the duty of the courts of this state is to apply the actual terms of an unambiguous statute. In this medical malpractice case, the Court of Appeals concluded that defendants had waived their ability to object to the suff…

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