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Caspar Hoffman Co. v. King

Supreme Court of Michigan
Dec 8, 1926
211 N.W. 36 (Mich. 1926)

Opinion

Docket No. 127.

Submitted October 15, 1926.

Decided December 8, 1926.

Appeal from Macomb; Reid (Neil E.), J. Submitted October 15, 1926. (Docket No. 127.) Decided December 8, 1926.

Bill by Caspar Hoffman Company against George A. King and another for specific performance of a land contract. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.

Ward N. Choate, for plaintiff.

Lungerhausen, Weeks, Lungerhausen Neale, for defendants.


Defendant King gave a firm of brokers a written authorization to purchase certain land for him, and in the same instrument authorized them to sell it for him at an advanced price. The purchase was made. The brokers then secured an offer in writing from plaintiff to purchase at the advanced price and accepted it in writing as attorneys in fact for defendants. Claiming that a contract, binding upon defendants, was thereby made, plaintiff here seeks its specific performance. The acceptance of plaintiff's offer by the brokers did not bind the defendants. Landskroener v. Henning, 221 Mich. 558.

The decree dismissing the bill is affirmed, with costs to appellees.

BIRD, C.J., and STEERE, FELLOWS, WIEST, and McDONALD, JJ., concurred. SNOW and CLARK, JJ., did not sit.


Summaries of

Caspar Hoffman Co. v. King

Supreme Court of Michigan
Dec 8, 1926
211 N.W. 36 (Mich. 1926)
Case details for

Caspar Hoffman Co. v. King

Case Details

Full title:CASPAR HOFFMAN CO. v. KING

Court:Supreme Court of Michigan

Date published: Dec 8, 1926

Citations

211 N.W. 36 (Mich. 1926)
211 N.W. 36

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