Legal Opinion
Citizens State Bank v. State Mutual Rodded Fire Ins.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 11, 1936No. Docket No. 37, Calendar No. 38,804PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtButzel, J.
Early in 1929 Bart Barras purchased an 80-acre farm improved with a house and barn near Clare, Michigan. The property was incumbered with a mortgage of $1,000 and another of $500, both running to plaintiff bank. Barras’ parents-in-law were living on the property and he was anxious to get them off the premises without any family quarrel. This could be accomplished with less friction through the medium of a stranger than by a member of the family. Therefore, Barras and wife gave a warranty deed of the property to Orval Vanderwarker with the verbal understanding on his part that he would execute…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Hastings v. . Westchester Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Syndicate Ins. v. BohnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- Washington Fire Insurance v. KellyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870
- Savarese v. Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. of LeroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Bacot v. Phoenix Insurance Co. of BrooklynMississippi Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by19 opinions
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