Bassett v. American Baptist Publication Society
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Newaygo; Barton (Joseph), J. Bill by Judson Bassett against the American Baptist Publication Society and others for the specific performance of a contract. From a decree for plaintiff, defendant society appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWiest, J.
In 1868, plaintiff, then 7 years of age, was living at home with his father, Edward Bassett, at Madison, Minnesota. At that time his cousin, Remanda S. Carpenter, then 30 years of age, was making her home temporarily in the family of Edward Bassett and had been teaching school and doing housework there for about 3 years. The mother of plaintiff died in 1864. Miss Carpenter was a spinster and owned a 40-acre farm in Newaygo county, this State, and in 1868 she planned to return to Michigan and *128wanted to have plaintiff return and live with her and the proofs show that, after considerable talk…
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