Hyatt v. Grand Rapids Brewing Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Assumpsit by Francis A. Hyatt against the Grand Rapids Brewing Company for rent due. A judgment for plaintiff on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by defendant on writ of error.
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Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Assumpsit by Francis A. Hyatt against the Grand Rapids Brewing Company for rent due. A judgment for plaintiff on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by defendant on writ of error. On April 21, 1906, plaintiff rented to defendant a brick store building located in the city of St. Johns, Clinton county, for the term of four years from and after May 1, 1906, at an annual rental of $600 to be paid at the rate of $60 monthly in advance; the building “to be occupied for the purpose of operating and conducting a retail liquor business and saloon.” Defendant so…
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
{after stating the facts). Counsel for appellant in his brief states that the assignments of error raise four points. We find it necessary to discuss but one, the first, which is set out as follows:
“Whether the court was right in holding that the adoption of local-option in Clinton county had no effect whatever to cancel or render void the lease, and that defendant remained liable under it just the same after the adoption of local-option as though it had never been adopted, and rendering a verdict for that reason.”
It is the claim of appellant that this case is controlled by our decision in…
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