Ekelman v. Murray

Plaintiff herein brought suit in circuit court, in equity, seeking the specific performance of a written agreement for the purchase and sale of certain real estate in the city of Detroit. In his bill of complaint he asked, as an alternate remedy to specific performance, that he be awarded damages, or profits received by defendant as a result of the breach of the agreement by the latter. It was alleged that on the 9th of June, 1960, a written offer to purchase was submitted by plaintiff to defendant, which was accepted, the consideration named being the sum of $4,800. Subsequently, as…