Legal Opinion
Eisenberg v. C. F. Battenfeld Oil Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 1930No. Docket No. 30, Calendar No. 34,679PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPotter, J.
Plaintiff sued, defendants to recover a balance due for rent of an oil station leased on written lease for 10 years at $200 a month. Defendants are assignees of the original lease.- There was judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
Defendants claim the premises leased proved unsatisfactory and unprofitable; they were about to surrender the lease, to prevent which, after negotiations, it was verbally agreed between plaintiff and defendants the monthly rental was to be reduced to $150 a month, and they thereafter, during the time for which the rent is in dispute, paid plaintiff by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tanner v. MerrillMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
- Snow v. GriesheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Abell v. MunsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1869
- Pratt v. CastleMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
- Hoey v. RossMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Fuller v. Integrated Metal Technology, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- Puffer v. State Mutual Rodded Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
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