Kent v. Bell

(dissenting). 'Plaintiff in this case brought suit in the circuit court of Oakland county-seeking the’specific enforcement of an alleged verbal contract claimed to have been made by him with Aileen Kent, his former wife. The bill of complaint alleged that for many years prior to November 24, 1950, plaintiff and Mrs. Kent were husband and wife, that during their ■ marriage they became the owners of a home in the city of Pontiac, and that, in divorce proceedings, pursuant to a property settlement agreement plaintiff released and surrendered his interest in said property to Mrs. Kent.

Plaintiff’s…