City Lumber Co. v. Hollands
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Mandell, J. Bill by the City Lumber Company against Harry F. Hollands and others to foreclose a land contract. From a decree for complainant both parties appeal. The bill of complaint in this cause is filed for the purpose of obtaining foreclosure of a land contract dated January 19, 1912, covering a lot located at the northeast corner of Lincoln and Warren avenues, in the city of Detroit.
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Appeal from Wayne; Mandell, J. Bill by the City Lumber Company against Harry F. Hollands and others to foreclose a land contract. From a decree for complainant both parties appeal. The bill of complaint in this cause is filed for the purpose of obtaining foreclosure of a land contract dated January 19, 1912, covering a lot located at the northeast corner of Lincoln and Warren avenues, in the city of Detroit. It appears that in 1902 defendant Hollands had acquired title to the lot in question. Thereafter he started to erect buildings thereon, but, through lack of capital, seems to have met…
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
(after stating the facts). The principal objection to the decree urged on behalf of defendant is that the amount fixed by the court to be paid by defendant upon redemption includes the sum of $1,000 agreed upon between the parties as a bonus and constituting a part of the consideration of $14,158 mentioned in the contract. At the time this contract was entered into complainant held a deed of the property from the circuit court commissioner dated August 2, 1910, a quitclaim deed from A. & E. Peters dated August 12, 1910, and a warranty deed from defendant dated September 1, 1910.
Defendant had…
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