A & a Asphalt Paving Co. v. Pontiac Speedway, Inc.

Plaintiff commenced an action by attachment against certain land. In its declaration plaintiff declared on 3 counts: First, upon a written contract; second, upon the common counts in assumpsit; and third, in tort for misrepresentation and secretion of corporate assets. Defendants were Pontiac Speedway, Inc., a Michigan corporation, and 2 individuals — William Buettner and John F. Engelhardt, directors of defendant corporation. Buettner was also an officer. Defendants Buettner and Engelhardt answered denying the allegations in the declaration. They admitted fee ownership of the land, but…