Park Building Co. v. George P. Yost Fur Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Assumpsit) in justice’s court by the Park Building Company against the George P. Yost Fur Company for the amount of a Federal income tax paid upon •rentals received from defendant. There was judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
The facts in this case are undisputed and stipulated. The Park Building Company is, and was for some time before commencement of this action, owner of lot 14 and the north 20 feet of lot 13, section 8, Governor & Judges’ plan of the city of Detroit, and had leased said premises to Edward C. Van Husan for a term of 99 years. It was organized as a corporation for the sole purpose of owning and leasing this property and had no other assets or source of income except the rentals therefrom. On the 23d of February, 1916, Van Husan sub-leased the premises to defendant George P. Yost Fur Company for…
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