Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. v. Wilson

Plaintiff, Michigan Consoli-

dated Gas Company, instituted suit in the common pleas court for the city of Detroit against the defendant, James E. Wilson, seeking recovery of $47.47 for gas furnished and $478.26 representing the unpaid balance on a refrigerator sold and delivered to the defendant in March of 1963. Prior to trial the defendant stipulated that the plaintiff was entitled to recover the $47.47. The trial court heard the case without a jury and dismissed the claim for the $478.26 on the basis it was discharged by the defendant’s bankruptcy. Prom this decisión plaintiff appealed. •

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