Equitable Trust Co. v. Detroit Golf & Recreation Co.

In this suit in equity plaintiff seeks foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien. Decree was entered in the circuit court dismissing the bill of complaint, and plaintiff by its trustee in bankruptcy has appealed.

The defendant Joseph F. Weber, being the owner of a parcel of vacant land in the city of Detroit, in 1930 leased it to the other defendant, the Detroit Golf & Recreation Company, a Michigan corporation. This lease was for a term of four years and 10 months, and provided that the property was to be used as a “recreation park.” The parties contemplated the construction and operation of a golf…