{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-449.4","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.4","heading":"Rules of construction.","body":"Sec. 4.\n\n(Rules of construction).\n\nThe rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this act;\n\nThe law of estoppel shall apply under this act;\n\nThe law of agency shall apply under this act;\n\nThis act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effect its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it;\n\nThis act shall not be construed so as to impair the obligations of any contract existing when the act goes into effect, nor to affect any action or proceedings begun or right accrued before this act takes effect.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 449","Act Act-72-of-1917"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-449-4","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"cc807a14aae30c18046ceb0421cd14fa0ce125d3a95140d4913851d9c3061fa9","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-449.39","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-449.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}