Legal Opinion
Detroit Chamber of Commerce v. Goodman
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1896PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Error to Wayne; Aldrich, J., presiding. Assumpsit by the Detroit Chamber of Commerce against Ulenna H. Goodman for money subscribed to secure the location of the Chamber of Commerce Building near defendant’s property. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The plaintiff sued the defendant to recover for an amount due on a subscription reading as follows:
“Detroit, Mich., 189A
“We, the undersigned, being desirous of. locating the new Chamber of Commerce Building on the northeast corner of State and Griswold streets, where the directors of said association have agreed to purchase a site 88x100, if it can be had for $60,000, to provide for the difference between that amount and the cost of the property, viz., $118,000, hereby agree to pay to the treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce Association the sum set opposite our names upon the following…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Russel v. People's Savings BankMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
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3Cited by8 opinions
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