Preston v. Preston
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Newaygo ; Barton, J. Bill by Nettie Preston against Shinar Preston and others for the reformation of a deed. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
On Rehearing.
Kuhn, J.
In the majority opinion (205 Mich. 646), the second contention advanced by the counsel for the defendants — that the agreement made between two persons for the benefit of a third, a stranger to the consideration, will not support an action by the latter either at law or in equity — is answered by calling attention to section 12361 of 3 Compiled Laws of 1915, a part of the judicature act, and which section is set up in the opinion.
A rehearing was granted by this court for the reason that it appeared that the question of whether this section was. applicable to the situation…
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