Holmes Realty Co. v. Silcox
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ingham; Collingwood, J. Assumpsit by the Holmes Realty Company against C. H. Silcox and another for a commission on the sale of real estate. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
In the spring of 1912 the defendants, who are husband and wife, owned a farm near the city of Lansing, Mich., as tenants by the entireties. On April 23d of that year agents of the plaintiff company went to this farm, where the defendants resided, and obtained from Mr. Silcox a written option contract, which he signed, by the terms of which he gave “an option for eight months and thereafter until terminated by thirty days’ written notice.” There is some dispute as to whether or not Mrs. Silcox signed the contract; plaintiff’s agents testifying that she did sign it in their presence, while Mrs.…
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- Horton v. ImmenMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
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