Haney School Furniture Co. v. School District No. 1
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Benzie; Chittenden, J. Assumpsit by the Haney School Furniture Company against school district No. 1 of Crystal Lake township to recover interest on a warrant issued by defendant. From a judgment for plaintiff on verdict directed by the court, defendant brings error. Plaintiff and defendant, through its moderator and director, entered into a written contract for 400 school desks and other articles, dated August 27, 1894. The plaintiff delivered the goods.
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Error to Benzie; Chittenden, J. Assumpsit by the Haney School Furniture Company against school district No. 1 of Crystal Lake township to recover interest on a warrant issued by defendant. From a judgment for plaintiff on verdict directed by the court, defendant brings error. Plaintiff and defendant, through its moderator and director, entered into a written contract for 400 school desks and other articles, dated August 27, 1894. The plaintiff delivered the goods. They were accepted, and have remained in its possession and use to the present time without objection or complaint. The defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
(after stating the facts). The defense is that the school district had taken no affirmative action *243authorizing the contract in question, and this is conceded. "We think that a formal authorization, under the undisputed facts, was not essential. The contract was made by the officers of the district. The furniture was delivered, accepted, and used. We think that it is conclusively established that the contract was adopted and ratified by the district. At the annual meeting following, this contract was brought before the voters of the district, and no objection was made to it. At the same…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jones v. School District No. 3Michigan Supreme Court · 1896
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