United States Sixth Circuit

Under Michigan law, a loan agreement that does not conflict with the terms of the accompanying promissory note allows provisions of the note to have equal footing with the terms of the agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/26/2001
• Decided 12/20/2001
• Published 12/20/2001

Judges

• Before:  JONES and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  DOWD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• I.W. Winsten (argued and briefed), Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kathleen A. Lang (argued), Robert P. Hurlbert (briefed), Dickinson, Wright, PLLC, Detroit, MI, Eric S. Rosenthal (argued), Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, Detroit, MI, for Defendants-Appellees.