Taft v. Taft
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Macomb. (Moore, J., presiding.) Bills for specific performance. Defendant Sylyenas A-Taft appeals. Tbe facts are stated in tbe opinion, and in tbe case of Taft v. Taft, 59 Mich.. 185. 1. The undisputed facts, namely, the money and labor expended by complainants, amounting to 87,300, the services practically yielded to the father for over 30 years, the waiving of the opportunity and desire of every one when manhood comes to go forth to seek home and fortune, the…
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Appeal from Macomb. (Moore, J., presiding.) Bills for specific performance. Defendant Sylyenas A-Taft appeals. Tbe facts are stated in tbe opinion, and in tbe case of Taft v. Taft, 59 Mich.. 185. 1. The undisputed facts, namely, the money and labor expended by complainants, amounting to 87,300, the services practically yielded to the father for over 30 years, the waiving of the opportunity and desire of every one when manhood comes to go forth to seek home and fortune, the exclusive possession as shown, inevitably force the conclusion of contract relations, and can be reasonably explained and…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
The bill in each oi these causes was filed to obtain the specific performance of a parol agreement by Adon Taft, complainant’s father, that complainant should have certain lands, which were part of Adon’s lands, mostly used for farming purposes, after the death of the father. The court below gave a decree for the *506complainant. The same facts, in substance, came before us in- Taft v. Taft, 59 Mich. 185 (26 N. W. Rep. 426), where it appeared that, in pursuance of the same equities, Adon Taft executed deeds in his life-time, to be delivered after his death; but, as we then held, the delivery was…
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