Dickinson Island Land Co. v. Hill
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from St. Clair; Tappan (Harvey), J. Bill by the Dickinson Island Land Company against Edward E. Hill and another to enjoin a trespass upon land, and for an accounting. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
The Dickinson Island Land Company became the owner of a part of Dickinson island, at the mouth of the St. Clair river, in January, 1917. Its board of directors entered into an oral agreement with! Ben V. Jacobs and Julius Berman, two of their number, who were real estate men, to sell the lots on commission. They in turn hired one Andrew L. Arthur as sales manager. He was to receive a part of their commission for his services. The cheaper lots were to be sold for cash, and the others on a 50 per cent, down payment. Arthur opened an office in the Bowles building in Detroit, advertising himself…
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