Comstock v. Corbin
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Alpena; Widdis, J., presiding. Bill by William A. Comstock against John A. Corbin and others for exoneration from liability on certain promissory notes made or indorsed by complainant as trustee. From a decree for complainant, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
This case has many facts in common with the case of Comstock v. Potter, ante, 629 (158 N. W. 102), in which the opinion of the court is written by Mr. Chief Justice Stone. In that case the bill of complaint was a bill for contribution, but in this case it is in the nature of a bill for exoneration. 'A repetition of some of the essential facts is necessary here, so as to present the questions involved.
On May 11,1912, the plaintiff and all the defendants in this suit, with the exception of the Alpena County Savings Bank, were stockholders in the Alpena Motorcar'Company, a Michigan corporation…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Comstock v. PotterMichigan Supreme Court · 1916
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