Legal Opinion
Christie v. Crawford
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1908No. Docket No. 116PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Error to Macomb; Erskine, J. Assumpsit by Charles Christie and others, copartners as the Capac Horse Breeding Association, against John Crawford and Milton D. Comstock, copartners as Crawford & Comstock, for breach of warranty on the sale of a horse. There was judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The defendants are copartners, and dealers in imported horses for breeding purposes, residing and *401doing business in this State. The plaintiffs, with two or three others since deceased, also copartners, purchased a stallion named Willard from the defendants, giving therefor their three promissory notes, aggregating $2,000, and taking the following written contract of guaranty:
“Now, therefore, we hereby guarantee the above-named horse to be a sure foal getter, also a reproducer of good stock with proper care and handling. In case he should not prove so we agree to take back said stallion by the…
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