Legal Opinion
City of Detroit v. Klockner, Inc.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 1970No. Calendar 17, Docket 52,278PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
Defendant Klockner is an agent of certain German steel mills. It imports and sells the products of those mills in the United States. In June of 1965 Ewald Steel Sales & Supply Co. of Detroit, as “Buyer,” contracted with Klockner, as “Seller,” for the purchase of steel products on a continuing basis. The contract provided that all products ordered by Ewald should be delivered by Klockner to Douglas Public Warehouse, Inc., of Detroit. The contract designated the Douglas warehouse as “Storage Facilities.” The presently important provisions of the contract read:
“3. Terms Respecting Storage…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Hooven & Allison Co. v. EvattSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- American Steel & Wire Co. v. SpeedSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. BowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- City of Detroit v. Lake Superior Paper Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Garment Corp. of America v. State Tax CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- Thyssen Steel Corp. v. State Tax CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972