Denton v. Booth
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Chippewa; Fead, J. Case by William L. Denton and another, copartners as W. L. Denton & Son, against Arthur Booth and others for the conversion of certain horses. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants bring error. The plaintiffs in this case were copartners- doing business under the firm name of W. L. Denton & Son and so described themselves in the declaration. Defendants are likewise copartners.
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Error to Chippewa; Fead, J. Case by William L. Denton and another, copartners as W. L. Denton & Son, against Arthur Booth and others for the conversion of certain horses. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants bring error. The plaintiffs in this case were copartners- doing business under the firm name of W. L. Denton & Son and so described themselves in the declaration. Defendants are likewise copartners. Both plaintiffs and defendants were engaged in the buying and selling of horses. On April 1, 1916, plaintiffs were in possession of 13 horses which had been the subject of negotiations between…
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
(after stating the facts). It is the contention of appellant that under the uniform law relative to the sale of goods, chapter 228, 3 Comp. Laws 1915, there was in the case at bar a completed sale and the court was in error in submitting that question to the jury. Under the testimony above quoted we are of opinion'that the court properly submitted this question. It is, we think, apparent that the minds of the parties never fully met as to what should be required of the plaintiffs with reference to the papers showing breeding and transfers of title of the two stallions named. If this question…
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