La Chance v. Ballard's Estate

The appellant filed a claim against the estate of Joseph L. Ballard, deceased, to recover the balance due on a contract involving the sale of stock in the Mackinac Island Hotel Company. The cause was submitted to the court for trial, and the court, after hearing the evidence, found for the defendant. The appellant filed a motion for new trial which was overruled and the only error assigned on appeal is the alleged error in overruling appellant’s motion for new trial.

The contract in suit was entered into on the 2nd day of March, 1929, and was a culmination of transactions had between the…