John A. Tolman Co. v. Reed
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Grove, J. Assumpsit by the John A. Tolman Company against Ransom Reed and M. Francis Griffin on a contract of guaranty. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This case involves the construction of a contract of guaranty. The case has been here before, and is reported in 111 Mich. 301, so that a full statement of facts will not be necessary. The contract was then held to be a valid one, but it was also held that the guarantors were not liable for indebtedness of Mr. Yisner to the guarantee arising outside of his employment. In the last trial the judge followed the directions of this court, and the jury found in favor of the plaintiff. Defendants' appeal.
The questions of fact in the second trial are the same questions that were involved in the first…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Milliken v. PrattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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- John A. Tolman Co. v. RiceIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Phœnix Mutual Life Insurance v. SimonsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1893
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