Case Name: Cutler ads. Brickel
Court: Berrien County Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1870
Citations: 1 Mich. N.P. R. 242
Docket Number: 
Parties: Cutler ads. Brickel.
Judges: 
Reporter: The Michigan Nisi Prius Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 242–242

Head Matter:
Cutler ads. Brickel.
The clerk can not assess the damages for a breach of the covenant of seizin in a warranty deed.
Berrien Circuit,
1870.
B sued C for a breach of his covenant of seizin in twenty acres, parcel of larger tract, in an action of covenant.
C was defaulted. The rule absolute recited “ that the said plaintiff have judgment therein ” and judgment was entered on the Clerk’s report. A motion was now made to set aside the judgment as irregular.
Muzzy for Defendant.
J. Brown for Plaintiff.

Opinion:
By the Court,
Blackman, J.
The damages in this case are unliquidated and the contract is' not one for the payment of money and therefore not within § 4424 C. L.
The judgment is set aside.