Kent v. Bell

368 Mich. 443 (1962)

118 N.W.2d 486

KENT

v.

BELL.

Docket No. 29, Calendar No. 49,625.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided December 4, 1962.

Milton F. Cooney, for plaintiff.

Patterson & Patterson and Barrett (Goodloe H. Rogers, of counsel), for defendant Barrett, executor.

CARR, C.J. (dissenting).

Plaintiff in this case brought suit in the circuit court of Oakland county seeking the specific enforcement of an alleged verbal contract claimed to have been made by him with Aileen Kent, his former wife. The bill of complaint alleged that for many years prior to November 24, 1950, plaintiff and Mrs. Kent were…