The Verdict of History:
The History of Michigan Jurisprudence
Through Its Significant Supreme Court Cases
I. The Formative Years, 1858-70
Crime and Democracy on the Frontier: The Pond and Maher Cases (1860, 1862)
8 Mich. 150 (1860) and 10 Mich. 212 (1862)
Racial Equality in Nineteenth Century Michigan: The Workman Case (1869)
18 Mich. 400
The Public Good and Class Legislation: People v. Salem (1870)
20 Mich. 452
II. The Forgotten Years, 1870-1940
Cows and Contracts: Sherwood v. Walker (1887)
66 Mich 568
Laws and Morals in the Industrial Age: People v. Beardsley (1907)
150 Mich 206
Eugenics in Michigan: Haynes v. Lapeer Circuit Judge (1918)
201 Mich 138
Civil Rights and the Great Migration: Bolden v. Grand Rapids Operating Company (1927)
239 Mich 318
III. The Mid-Twentieth Century, 1940-70
Michigan's New Deal: Book Tower Garage v United Auto Workers (1940)
295 Mich 580
Voelker and the Art of Crafting an Opinion: People v Hildabridle (1958)
353 Mich 562
Judicial Power and Democracy: In re Huff (1958)
352 Mich 402
Judicial Power and Democracy (II): Scholle v Hare (1962)
367 Mich 176
IV. Michigan and the Culture Wars, 1970-
Unborn Children in Michigan: O'Neill v Morse (1971)
385 Mich 130
Civil Wrongs and the Rights Revolution: Placek v Sterling Heights (1979)
405 Mich 638
Exorcising the Phantom of Felony Murder: People v Aaron (1980)
409 Mich 672
Employee Rights and Wrongful Discharge: Toussaint v Blue Cross (1980)
408 Mich 579
Private Property and Public Use: Poletown Neighborhood Council v Detroit (1981)
410 Mich 616
Public Utility Immunity: Ross v Consumers Power Co. (1984)
420 Mich 567
Natural and Adoptive Parents: In re Clausen (1993)
442 Mich 648
The Right to Die: People v Kevorkian (1994)
447 Mich 436