Bennett v. Hickey
Michigan Supreme Court
Cross appeals from Wayne; Carpenter, J. Bill by William C. Bennett against Edward J. Hickey and others to rescind a land contract, and to recover the moneys paid thereon. Defendants filed an answer in the nature of a cross-bill, praying for a foreclosure of the contract. From the decree rendered, all parties appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The bill in this case was filed March 18, 1895, to obtain an accounting of the moneys paid by complainant to defendants Hickey, Tannahill, Caswell, and Kern under a land contract between them dated March 1, 1893, and to foreclose his vendee’s lien upon the premises in question. These defendants filed an answer in the nature of a cross-bill to foreclose the contract. A decree was made in favor of the defendants for the greater part of what they claimed. Both sides appealed.
March 1, 1893, complainant entered into a contract in writing with defendants Hickey, Tannahill, Caswell, and Kern,…
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