Allen v. Currier Lumber Co.

This is an appeal from 18 separate judgments entered for the several plaintiffs in the Wayne circuit court. The cases are similar in nature and subject matter and were consolidated for trial in the lower court and here on appeal.

The defendant, Currier Lumber Company, in conjunction with 2 subsidiary corporations, built some 250 homes in Ferndale, Michigan, during the latter part of 1941 and in 1942. All the houses had 5 fin islied rooms with exterior dimensions of 30 feet by 24 feet and were sold at prices ranging from $4,250 to $4,750.

The plaintiffs individually purchased 18 of the homes…