Legal Opinion

Detroit Salt Co. v. National Salt Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 14, 1903No. Docket No. 84PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error to Wayne; Erazer, J. Assumpsit by the Detroit Salt Company against the National Salt Company for goods sold and delivered, and for -stipulated damages. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtHooker, C. J.

The plaintiff is a Michigan corporation; the defendant, a corporation organized under the laws of New Jersey. Both are engaged in the manufacture and sale of salt. The plaintiff has a plant at Detroit. This action is brought to recover the purchase price of a quantity of salt sold by the plaintiff to the defendant. The iatter has appealed from a verdict and judgment of about $10,000. The recovery is based upon a written contract, which, though dated July 28, 1899, was executed in October of the same year. The principal defense is that the contract is in restraint of trade, and in violation of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Richardson v. BuhlMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Gregory v. WendellMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
  3. Gregory v. WendellMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
  4. Rumsey v. BerrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1876
  5. De Mary v. Burtenshaw's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Turner v. Schmidt Brewing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1936
  2. United Shoe Machinery Co. v. La ChapelleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  3. Hunt v. Riverside Co-Operative ClubMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Walhier v. WeberMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Kramer v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907

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