Legal Opinion
Tuttle v. Bristol
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 4, 1905No. Docket No. 73PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Appeal from Kalkaska; Mayne, J., presiding. Bill by George Tuttle against Bethel Bristol and William H. Bockes to establish an interest in certain land, and for an accounting. From a decree for complainant, •defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
The facts of this case and the legal questions arising therefrom are, in the main, well stated by the circuit judge in his opinion for a decree, from which we quote, as follows:
“Complainant held a verbal option upon a parcel of land principally valuable for the timber thereon, situated in Kalkaska county. The consideration in the option was $4,000, which was later raised to $4,500.
“Complainant was a land and timber looker and the option was taken to enable him to find a purchaser. Defendant Bristol’s attention was first called to these lands and complainant’s option at Traverse City, and by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Petrie v. TorrentMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- Carr v. LeavittMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Davis v. GerberMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Petrie v. TorrentMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by12 opinions
- Miskiewicz v. SmolenskiMichigan Supreme Court · 1929
- Davis v. HillmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Morrison v. MeisterMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
- Stewart v. YoungMichigan Supreme Court · 1929
- Nester v. SullivanMichigan Supreme Court · 1907
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