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In Woodward v. Keenan, 88 Mich. App. 791, 279 N.W.2d 317 (1979), the Michigan Court of Appeals construed its long-arm statute in similar circumstances.
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Docket No. 30820.
Decided March 6, 1979.
Charfoos Charfoos, P.C. (by Thomas H. Bleakley and J. Douglas Peters), for plaintiffs. Kitch Suhrheinrich, P.C. (by Scott A. Saurbier), for defendants P. Justin Keenan, M.D., and South Bend Clinic.
In our original opinion, 79 Mich. App. 543; 261 N.W.2d 80 (1977), we remanded the matter to the trial court for limited discovery to determine the adequacy of defendants' contacts with the State of Michigan for purposes of MCL 600.705(1); MSA 27A.705(1), MCL 600.725(1); MSA 27A.725(1). Pursuant thereto, the court below determined that defendants maintained no contracts or referral services with anyone in the state, nor did they engage in any program designed to encourage Michigan residents to make use of defendant clinic.
As defendants lacked sufficient due-process ties with this state making them amenable to the jurisdiction of our courts, we therefore affirm the court's grant of accelerated judgment for want of in personam jurisdiction, GCR 1963, 116.1(1), in accordance with our prior decision.
No costs, the construction of statues being involved.
P.R. MAHINSKE, J., not participating.