Anderson v. Branstrom
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Muskegon; Sullivan, J. Bill by John G. Anderson against William J. Branstrom for an accounting under articles of partnership, for an injunction and other relief. From a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.
The decree appealed from is in affirmance and enforcement of the unexecuted partnership contract, not its specific performance, it is true, but none the less for damages to be measured in part by the results of a performance of the contract according to its terms. The agreement was to divide equally between the partners the salary of the office of prosecuting attorney, to which office one of the parties, before or after the making of the agreement, succeeded. This salary is the quid pro quo paid by the public for the performance of public official duties, and the agreement, in substance and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Granger v. FrenchMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
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