Legal Opinion

Hoffman v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 1915No. Docket No. 149Published

Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Assumpsit by Clayton H. Hoffman and another against the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland upon a statutory appeal bond. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.

This is an action of assumpsit upon a bond given on appeal from a circuit court commissioner in a summary proceeding for possession of certain premises, to wit, an apartment in the Hoffman Flats, Grand Rapids.

October 1, 1907, plaintiffs commenced a certain proceeding before a circuit court commissioner against one William H. White for the restitution of the premises, claiming that White was unlawfully detaining them. White had been a tenant, but his lease had expired on September 30, 1907. He had *212been paying a rental of $500 a year, and, in addition thereto, the ice and light bills, all…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bauer v. WassonMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Dibell v. People ex rel. BrinkerhoffMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
  3. Cummerford v. PaulusMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Schellenber v. FrankMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Fowler v. BredinMichigan Supreme Court · 1893

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