Schwannecke v. Genesee Coal & Ice Co.

There seems to be no dispute about the facts in this case. The plaintiff for more than 27 years has been engaged in the business of selling coal and other fuel in the city of Saginaw under the assumed name of “Genesee Coal Company.” The defendant, Genesee Coal & Ice Company, a corporation, was organized in 1929 under the laws of this State, with its principal place of business at the city of Flint, and was there engaged in the business indicated by its title.

In the spring of 1932 the defendant secured property in the city of Saginaw, and constructed a plant thereon. The plaintiff, when…