Darling v. City of Manistee
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Manistee; Withey, J. Assumpsit by Louis S. Darling against the city of Manistee, on a certificate of indebtedness. A judgment for plaintiff on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by defendant on writ of error. The action was brought to recover an amount claimed to be due plaintiff as assignee of a certificate of indebtedness issued by defendant city.
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Error to Manistee; Withey, J. Assumpsit by Louis S. Darling against the city of Manistee, on a certificate of indebtedness. A judgment for plaintiff on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by defendant on writ of error. The action was brought to recover an amount claimed to be due plaintiff as assignee of a certificate of indebtedness issued by defendant city. The amendment to the declaration referred to in the opinion was as to the date of the assignment of the certificate of indebtedness to plaintiff by the voting machine company to correspond to the proof as to the date of…
1Opinion of the Court
Blair J.
At a regular meeting of the common council of the city of Manistee, held September 27, 1906,11 of the 14 aldermen being present, a motion was made—
“ That the mayor and clerk be authorized to enter into contract with the Abbott Voting Machine Company of Hudson, Mich., for the purchase of seven voting machines.”
This motion received seven votes in the affirmative and there were four negative votes. On the 28th day of September, 1906, the mayor and city clerk executed on behalf of the city an instrument in writing, in part as follows:
“ The Abbott Voting Machine Company,
“Hudson, Mich.
“…
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