Crouse v. Michell
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Waite, J. Bill by Henry P. Crouse and Edward D. Brandegee, copartners as Crouse & Brandegee, against Carl H. Michell, Edward H. Parker, administrator of the estate of Thomas A. Parker, deceased, Albert Ives, Sr., Albert Ives, Jr., and Butler Ives, copartners as A. Ives & Sons, Henry A. Harmon, trustee in bankruptcy of said firm, and the Macdonald Clothing Company, to foreclose a lien upon a leasehold interest.
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Appeal from Wayne; Waite, J. Bill by Henry P. Crouse and Edward D. Brandegee, copartners as Crouse & Brandegee, against Carl H. Michell, Edward H. Parker, administrator of the estate of Thomas A. Parker, deceased, Albert Ives, Sr., Albert Ives, Jr., and Butler Ives, copartners as A. Ives & Sons, Henry A. Harmon, trustee in bankruptcy of said firm, and the Macdonald Clothing Company, to foreclose a lien upon a leasehold interest. From a decree for complainants, all of the defendants except Michell appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This is a bill filed by the assignees of a lease to have it sold in satisfaction of the lessee’s indebtedness to them secured by the assignment. The circuit judge granted a decree according to the prayer of the bill of complaint. The case is brought here by appeal.
The terms of the lease as to assignments and transfers of the lessee’s interest without the consent of the lessor will be referred to later. The complainants’ assignment was not consented to by the lessor. The main question in the case is on the validity of this transfer, without consent, against a subsequent transfer, made with the…
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