Legal Opinion
Thomas v. SATFIELD COMPANY
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 26, 1961No. Docket 46, Calendar 48,636PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSouris, J.
This is an appeal from a Wayne circuit court decree reforming a lease between plaintiff Star Lanes Corporation, lessee, and defendant Satfield Company, lessor, on grounds of constructive fraud. The reformed lease would reduce the yearly rental on a bowling alley from $40,000 to $32,400. The defendant lessor appeals, claiming that the record discloses no equitable grounds for this reformation.
Essentially, this appeal concerns the plan of 4 men to pool their resources in order to build and operate a bowling alley in a suburb of Detroit. The 4 included a lawyer, a builder, a bowling consultant,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- L. A. Young Spring & Wire Corp. v. FallsMichigan Supreme Court · 1943
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Miller v. Magline, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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