Hand v. Osgood
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Lenawee; Lane, J. Assumpsit by Hernán Hand against Bdmuind Osgood for the breach of a parol contract for a le'ase. From a .judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
(Grant, J.
Plaintiff instituted this suit to recover damages for the violation of an executory paxml agreement that defendant would execute a lease to him of certain laxxds for one year, with the privilege of thx’ee, at the ■annual rental of flOO per year. The court instructed the jury that, if they found such to be the contract, the plaintiff was entitled to recover as damages the difference between the market value of the lease and What he •agreed to pay for it.
It is conceded that, if this was a contract for a lease for •a longer period than a year, it is void under the statute of frauds. 2…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Blake v. . VoigtNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Barton v. GrayMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
- Hall v. SouleMichigan Supreme Court · 1863
- Grimes v. Van VechtenMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
- Whiting v. OhlertMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Caplis v. MonroeMichigan Supreme Court · 1924
- Falk v. DevendorfWisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
- Robinson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1912
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