Harlow v. Jaseph
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kalamazoo; Stewart, J. Assumpsit by William O. Harlow against Edwin Jaseph on a covenant to assume a lease. Judgment for plaintiff on a directed verdict. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
This is an action of assumpsit brought to recover of defendant the amount of rent of a certain store building containing a stock of goods sold by plaintiff to defendant, which rent the plaintiff claims defendant had agreed to assume and pay, and save harmless the said plaintiff on his covenant to pay rent in a certain lease. Defendant having refused to pay such rent, the same was paid by the plaintiff, who brings this action to recover the amount so paid. The history of the dealings of the parties was as follows:
On January 15, 1913, the plaintiff owned and possessed a stock of sporting goods…
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