American Steel & Wire Co. v. Richardson
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kalamazoo; Weimer, J. Assumpsit by the American Steel & Wire Company, a foreign corporation, against Jerry A. Richardson on a written contract of guaranty. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
This action was brought on April 27, 1911, against defendant, Richardson, as guarantor of Fred G. Horsfall, to recover a balance due plaintiff for goods sold by it to Horsfall, as evidenced by a note which he gave plaintiff on January 14, 1905. A written guaranty by defendant and note by Horsfall, with a credit reducing it to $667.10 and interest, are properly pleaded and fully set out in plaintiff’s declaration and bill of particulars.
Defendant pleaded the general issue, with special notice that the guaranty given by him had been revoked and canceled before the indebtedness for which this…
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