Legal Opinion
McIntosh v. Hodges
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 21, 1896PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Error to Delta; Stone, J. Assumpsit by Alexander McIntosh against Fred Hodges to recover rent alleged to be due under a lease. From a judgment for defendant on "verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
One Brown was owner of a store building in Chicago. On April 4, 1892, J. E. Kimball, professing to be agent for Brown, made and executed in his name a written lease for the premises to the defendant, from the 1st day of August, 1892, until April 30, 1894. Said lease was a sealed instrument. The defendant covenanted to pay rent as follows, viz.:
“The sum of twenty-four hundred and seventy-five ($2,475.00) dollars, payable in monthly installments of seventy-five ($75.00) dollars for the first nine months of said term, and one hundred and fifty ($150.00) dollars per month for the last twelve…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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