Danto v. Charles C. Robbins, Inc.

Plaintiff was the owner of property known as No. 343 East High street (now Yernor highway) in the city of Detroit, Michigan, where he conducted a large fish business. The building contained refrigerating machinery, equipment for smoking fish, a warehouse, salesroom, etc. Defendants Robbins were in a similar line of business in other cities, and one of them had done business in the city of Detroit. Defendants claim that plaintiff represented that he was tired of the business and through with it forever, and willing to turn it over to them. They thereupon decided to take it over rather than…