Marshall v. Heselschwerdt

Summary proceedings by plaintiffs to obtain possession of a gravel pit. Plaintiffs are the owners of a farm in .Washtenaw county on which the gravel pit is located. Defendant is a general contractor, selling sand and gravel. In 1934 an oral agreement was entered into between plaintiffs and defendant for taking gravel out of the pit, which is described by the parties in their testimony as follows:

(By Mr. Marshall, plaintiff): “I had an agreement with the defendant about taking gravel from my farm; I think the agreement was made in 1934. # * # He wanted to know if he could get some gravel out…