Leonard v. Roth
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Rohnert, J. Bill by Asbury O. Leonard against Charles Roth and the Ditzler Color Company, to compel the retransfer of stock pledged to defendant Roth, upon a tender of the amount of the secured indebtedness. Louis J. Goux, claiming rights in the stock under a parol contract, intervened by petition and was substituted in place of complainant. From a decree for intervener, defendant Roth appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
Complainant, in pursuance of, and to enable him to carry out, an oral agreement with the intervening petitioner, filed this bill of complaint to compel the retransfer to him of 50 shares of stock of the Ditzler Color Company pledged to defendant Roth as security for the payment of complainant’s note.
Complainant did not prosecute his suit in good faith, and Mr. Goux was permitted to intervene and assume the prosecution. The agreement is stated in the intervening petition as follows:
“That on or about October 14, 1905, petitioner was *648asked by the complainant, Asbury O. Leonard, to buy from said…
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