Brown v. Estate of Dibble
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Calhoun. (Hooker, J.) Claim filed against estate of deceased person. Disallowed in probate and circuit courts, and claimants bring error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Campbell, O. J.
Plaintiffs, who are railway contractors, presented a claim against the estate of Charles P. Dibble, deceased, for $5,000, upon an alleged agreement by him to pay to the Toledo & Milwaukee Railway Company half of that sum within 30 days after the construction of a railroad from Toledo to Marshall, and the other half when said company should establish and construct the general repair-shops of the road at Marshall. This contract was dated October 16, 1882. The declaration claims a performance on December 1, 1883, which was the limit of time fixed by the contract for the road to go…
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