Hayes v. Kent Real Estate Co.

This is a land contract dispute. On May 20,1970 plaintiff, an attorney and executor of an estate which holds the vendor’s interest in a land contract with defendants-vendees, served upon the defendants a form entitled "Notice of Intention to Declare Land Contract Forfeited and Demand for Payment”. On June 1, 1970 plaintiff caused a document entitled "Complaint and Affidavit to Recover Land on a Land Contract”, which only prayed for possession of the premises covered by the land contract, to be served upon the defendants. On June 23, 1970 plaintiff recovered a default judgment in the District…