Brown v. Ring
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Saginaw. (Gage, J.) Bill to enforce an alleged lien upon shingles manufactured from logs sold by complainants to the appellants' vendor, retaining the title to both logs and shingles until purchase price was paid. Defendants Eastman, Eastman, and Hempy appeal from order appointing a receiver, etc. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
~We take the statement from the brief of complainants* counsel as to the claim made under their bill.
The complainants, on February 9, 1887, by two contracts, agreed to sell to Charles E. Ring 2,000,000 feet of white pine shingle logs, to be delivered by them in the limits of the Tittabawassee boom, for $7 per thousand feet, payable, on one contract, $2>000 in 90 days, $1,500 in 4 months, $1,500 in 6 months, in notes of Mr. Ring, and the balance (of $5,500 more or less) in 90 days from delivery of logs in boom limits, by Ring’s notes, if the complainants so desired. Payments under this second…
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