Pangburn v. Sifford
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Cass; DesVoignes (L. Burget), J. Bill by John L. Pangburn against Floyd Sifford and another for the specific performance of a land contract. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
Agreements, unless arrived at by cor-
respondence, are the result of oral negotiations. When the minds of the parties have met, when an offer has been made by one and accepted by the other, a contract is thereby entered into. Unless required by some positive law, it need not be reduced to writing in order to be binding upon the parties.
Defendants, through Davidson, their authorized agent, offered to sell the property in question to plaintiff for $2,500, with a down payment of $25 and *155balance within 30 days. Plaintiff, after examining the premises, accepted this offer and paid the $25 to…
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- Wardell v. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
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- Mull v. SmithMichigan Supreme Court · 1903
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