Smith v. Michigan Realty & Construction Co.

The defendant corporation in the year 1910 was engaged in the real estate business in the city of Flint, buying and selling land and acting as agent in buying and selling land for others, and also in the construction of buildings. Block 16 of the Oak Park subdivision of the city of Flint is bounded on the north by Baker street and on the east by Industrial avenue, which runs north and south between block 16 and the location of the automobile plant known as the Buick, which extends along the east side of Industrial avenue opposite block 16. Industrial avenue is a paved street 60 feet wide; the…