M Civ JI 90.31 Business Interruption

Just compensation includes damages caused by interruption of a business or avoiding interruption of the business.

Note on Use

Additional instructions may be needed if there are issues about whether specific damages are compensable as business interruption damages. See Spiek v Department of Transportation, 456 Mich 331; 572 NW2d 201 (1998); State Highway Comm’r v Gulf Oil Corp, 377 Mich 309; 140 NW2d 500 (1966); Mackie v Watt, 374 Mich 300; 132 NW2d 113 (1965).

Lost profits are not compensable as business interruption damages. Detroit v Larned Associates, 199 Mich App 36; 501 NW2d 189 (1993).

A defendant may not recover both going concern and business interruption damages because the theories are mutually exclusive. Larned Associates.

Comment

In re Grand Haven Highway, 357 Mich 20; 97 NW2d 748 (1959); Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Co v Weiden, 70 Mich 390; 38 NW 294 (1888); Allison v Chandler, 11 Mich 542 (1863); Larned Associates; Detroit v Hamtramck Community Federal Credit Union, 146 Mich App 155; 379 NW2d 405 (1985).

History

M Civ JI 90.31 was added March 1999.