Walker v. Archer
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Rohnert, J. Submitted October M, 1901. Assumpsit by Bryant Walker, administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, of the estate of Corydon L. Eord, deceased, against John Archer and Ferdinand C. Ortmann, on an appeal bond. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
This action is brought to recover of the defendants, who are, sureties upon an appeal bond, the amount of a judgment rendered in a summary proceeding to obtain possession of. lands. One George W. Wool had contracted with the plaintiff’s predecessor for the purchase of a certain parcel of land. The contract provided that, in case of default in payment, the vendor might declare the contract void, and re-enter upon the premises, and that, in case the contract should be so *604declared void, the second party, Wool, should thenceforth be termed a mere tenant at will of the first party, and liable to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Goodspeed v. DeanMichigan Supreme Court · 1864
- Dudley v. ConelyMichigan Supreme Court · 1900