Begole v. Ferguson

Plaintiffs Franklin S. Begole and Lucinda Begole, his wife, appeal from a judgment entered in favor of defendant Edgar E. Ferguson upon a directed verdict. Begole, who had been a farmer near Ypsilanti, moved into the city in 1922 to conduct a creamery business with his brother. Since 1924, he has owned and operated a general store near the outskirts of that city, where he also sells gasoline and motor oils at retail. For some years he and his wife have operated a trailer camp at the rear of their premises.

Defendant Ferguson, who has been active in the business affairs of the city, is…