Haukland v. Muirhead

(after stating the facts). We shall not discuss the assignments of error dealing with the admission and rejection of testimony. We find no reversible error in any of these rulings.

Defendants’ motion for a directed verdict was properly denied. If defendants represented that defendant Muirhead held the title to the premises when they all knew he did not, and plaintiffs relied and acted thereon, they are entitled to recover at least nominal damages. Stockham v. Cheney, 62 Mich. 10; Wegner v. Herkimer, 167 Mich. 587. Plaintiffs not having sought rescission, but, on the contrary, having affirmed,…