Steel v. DeMay
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Gratiot. (Daboll, J.) Bill to determine the rights of complainant under an assignment of certain leases as security. Defendant Ella DeMay appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The defendants John H. De May and Ella De May are husband and wife. In 1889, John H. built a brick block, consisting of two store buildings, in the village of Ithaca. He purchased of the complainant a strip of land Z\ feet wide, and one-half of a brick wall thereon, for the agreed price of $688. De May, having .leased the stores to defendants Ludwig and Netzorg, gave his notes for the amount of the purchase price of the 31-feet of ground, and assigned the leases to complainant as security. Neither the leases nor the assignment were *276recorded in the office of the register of deeds. Defendant…
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