John D. Gruber Co. v. Smith
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ionia; Davis, J. Assumpsit by the John D. Gruber Company against Dale A. Smith and another on a promissory note. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff brings error. The claimant is a corporation engaged, among other activities, in selling, farm implements and machinery. Its" principal place of business is at Minneapolis, Minn.
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Error to Ionia; Davis, J. Assumpsit by the John D. Gruber Company against Dale A. Smith and another on a promissory note. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff brings error. The claimant is a corporation engaged, among other activities, in selling, farm implements and machinery. Its" principal place of business is at Minneapolis, Minn. The defendants, residents of the same city, had, for some years prior to 1911, contemplated going farther west and entering into the farming business upon a large scale. One of the defendants, Dale A. Smith, seems to have been well acquainted with John D. Gruber,…
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
(after stating the facts). The first two assignments of error argued in appellant’s brief relate to the admission of certain testimony. While we are of opinion that the testimony of which complaint was made was immaterial to the issue, its admission can scarcely be regarded as prejudicial error.
The third assignment of error relates to the following matter: On April 4, 1913, plaintiff’s president
had written defendant a letter which contained the following:
“Our experience with gas tractors is that less than 10 per cent, of the people who buy gas tractors of any make whatsoever are successful.…
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