Lamhoff v. Daniel

Plaintiff filed, a bill for specific performance of an alleged agreement to lease made with defendants December 13, 1929. Defendants were the owners of real estate in Jackson, Michigan. The premises were leased by defendants to a tenant, Chris Tannis. Plaintiff had been a partner of Tannis, but had sold out his interest to Tannis. Plaintiff desired to get a lease of the premises. Defendants had lost their copy of the Tannis lease. Plaintiff’s agent represented to defendants the Tannis lease expired August 1, 1930. In fact it expired August 1, 1931. Defendants relied upon the representations…