Legal Opinion
Port Huron & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Richards
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 11, 1892PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Error to St. Clair. (Canfield, J.) Asswmpsit. Plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMcGrath, J.
This is assumpsit upon the following promise:
"Port Austin, Mich., April 24, 1882.
"For value received, I promise to pay to the Port Huron & Northwestern Railway Company or order five hundred dollars, .when said company shall have completed the construction of said railway from some point on the Sand Beach Division, in Sanilac county, to the village of Port Austin, via Bad Axe, and have erected a regular station for passengers and freight upon the north side of section six, in the township of Lincoln, in Huron county; said road to be completed and running trains to Port Austin within 15 months…
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