Legal Opinion

Kent County Agricultural Society v. Ide

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 8, 1901PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error to Kent; Wolcott, J. Trespass quare clausum fregit by the Kent County Agricultural Society against Daniel K. Ide and Steven S. Parr, impleaded with John Makkes and Klas Makkes. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.

This is an action of trespass quare clausum fregit. The trespass complained of consisted of an entry on the grounds of the plaintiff and the tearing down and removal of a barn. The defendants Makkes were purchasers of the material of the barn after its destruction, and verdict passed in their favor in the court below. It appears that the defendant Ide was president of the society, andyWithout authority from the board of directors, made a sale of ,;the- barn to the defendant Parr, who entered, accompanied by Ide, and tore down and removed the barn.y Defendants contend that the action of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Norton v. CraigSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1878

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Close v. Ann Arbor RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Sittauer v. AlwinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922

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