Curran v. Banks
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Van Burén; Smith, J. Bill by James Curran against William H. S. Banks, Benjamin Smith, Jane Smith, and Cora M. Shakespeare for the specific performance of a land contract. From a decree for complainant, defendants Banks and Benjamin Smith appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
This bill was filed for the specific performance of a land contract made in 1895 between defendant Banks and complainant. The agreed price for the land was $650, payable on or before August 1, 1895. Banks went into possession, and still remains in possession, and has paid only $15 on the contract. It appears that the taxes assessed against the land for the year 1893 were not paid, and the land was afterwards sold for these taxes, and bid in by the State. February 11, 1897, the State sold its bid to William O’Connor, of Lansing, for $16.85. At the time of the execution of the land contract, in…
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