Callihan v. Talkowski

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of no cause for action entered by the circuit court for the county of Mackinac in a law action for fraud. Plaintiffs in their declaration for damages alleged fraud predicated on defendant’s misrepresentation of gross sales of a bar and food business known as Cut River Inn. They further alleged they had read 2 advertisements in the Detroit News offering the place for sale, the first of which read in material part as follows: “Gross sales $29,000 in 8 months.” The second advertisement read in material part as follows : “Gross sales $29,000 for 8 months.”

Plaintif…