Kiff Contractors, Inc. v. Beeman

This case comes to us on appeal from a decision of the court of common pleas of the city of Detroit that the plaintiff had no cause of action for breach of contract, and from a subsequent order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

The record shows the following pertinent facts: Plaintiff was general contractor for the construction of a 24-unit apartment building in Owosso, Michigan, and defendant * was subcontractor for the installation and finishing of dry-wall construction materials. A contract was executed by the parties on July 16, 1963, providing that defendant would furnish the…