Commer v. Potter

On October 14, 1920, plaintiffs purchased on land contracts two lots in Doxtator Center subdivision in Dearborn township, Wayne county, of the Dearborn Beal Homes Company, a Michigan corporation. Charles H. Doxtator was secretary of the company, its sales manager and had active charge of its affairs. Payments on the contracts were made to him. Defendant Potter was president of the company but does not appear to have been active at that time. Along in the fall of 1922, the officers of the company seem to have discovered that Doxtator was not dealing fairly with the company and defendant…