Thompson v. Bronk
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Jackson; Peck, J. Assumpsit by Frank J. Thompson against Edgar Bronk and Edgar A. Buffington, copartners as the Bronk-Buffington Shirt Company, for work and labor. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
The defendant Bronk had a contract with the warden of the State prison at Jackson, by the terms of which the warden was to furnish to defendant the labor of 300 convicts, to be employed in manufacturing shirts, at a stated price per day. The defendant Buffington is a partner of Bronk, and stands in the same relation to plaintiff. Under the contract, the selection of men was left with the warden, and the contractor was bound to accept such able-bodied men as were supplied him. The plaintiff was committed to this prison by the circuit court for the county of Newaygo, and was detained under a…
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