Legal Opinion
American Oil Company v. Carey
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided November 3, 1965No. Civ. A. 24518PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN, District Judge.
This is a suit for specific performance of an option contract for the sale of realty. Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. Plaintiff, American Oil Company, is a Maryland corporation with its principal offices in Chicago, Illinois; and defendant,-Frank J. Carey, is a resident of Michigan.
Plaintiff owned a gasoline service station in Detroit which was scheduled to be demolished to make way for a service road for the Walter P. Chrysler Freeway. Defendant owned a tract of land (40' x 100') adjacent to plaintiff’s service station and abutting on the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Schliess v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1902
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