Hillier v. Carpenter
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Genesee; Brennan, J. Bill by Perry E. Hillier and another against Edbert M. Carpenter and another to reform a contract for an exchange of real estate on the ground of misrepresentation and fraud. From a decree for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, C. J.
Prior to March 12, 1918, plaintiff was a farmer and resided within a few miles of the city of Flint. Defendant was a real estate dealer and resided in Flint. They were acquainted. They met on the street on the 12th day of March, 1918, and fell to talking about their respective properties, and they had some talk about exchanging them. Later they talked more about it. On March 12th they arrived at an agreement and plaintiff conveyed his 248-acre farm near Flint, together with a herd of Holstein cattle and other personal farm property, subject to certain mortgage indebtedness thereon, in…
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