Kendall v. Chase
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Shiawassee; Collins, J. Sill by Adeline Kendall against William Chase and others for the specific performance of a land contract. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
Plaintiff has resided in the township of Venice, Shiawassee county, for many years. When she was a girl she married William Kendall. He enlisted in the civil war and while in the service died, leaving plaintiff with two small children. The deceased, John Chase, lived in the same neighborhood, with three small children. His wife was living elsewhere. After plaintiff’s father died Chase made an arrangement with plaintiff to keep his house and she and her children went there to live. This arrangement continued until all the children were grown and *661until John Chase died in 1916. At the time of…
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