Barak v. Detroit Apartments Corp.

The plaintiff in this suit and August Barak are brothers. Prior to May 15, 1922, August Barak had an option with defendant to buy certain real estate, which he claims they had breached to his damage $5,000.

August Barak executed and delivered the following paper:

“For a valuable consideration, I do hereby sell, assign, transfer, convey and set over unto Hyman Barak, of Detroit, Wayne county, Michigan, a certain right of action and claim for damages possessed by me against the Detroit Apartments Corporation, a Michigan corporation, arising from the breach of that certain option and contract…