Milner Hotels, Inc. v. Ehrman

Plaintiff Milner Hotels, Inc., in 1941 owned and operated 153 or more hotels. Defendant John Ehrman owned a hotel in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known as the Rickman Hotel, a modern, fireproof, eight-story building containing 75 rooms. Defendant listed it for sale with a realtor whose brother-in-law, an attorney, drafted a preliminary contract dated April 8, 1941, contemplating the execution of a final contract for the sale of the hotel property and contents. After being signed by defendant in duplicate the preliminary contract was mailed to plaintiff who signed it. The contract was complete in its…