Legal Opinion
DeVries v. Brydges
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1974No. Docket 18752PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGregor, J.
Plaintiff brought this action to enforce a "Joint Enterprise Agreement” with the defendants and to enjoin the sale of 520 acres of land which form the subject matter of the agreement. Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s judgment approving the sale and declaring the agreement void as an illegal restraint on the alienation of land.
The facts in this case are not in dispute. In 1962, John D. Brydges entered into a land contract as "trustee” buyer for a group of five persons including himself, who wished to purchase 520 acres of land in Lake County. Until 1966, there was only an oral agreement…
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