CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
Schanz v Pine Creek Farms, Inc
Buyer's missed earnest-money deadline and unsigned oral extension under written-modification clause
Decided
The citation
Schanz v Pine Creek Farms, Inc, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 14, 2026 (Docket No. 370515), pp 4-5
From the case summary
Schanz agreed in 2017 to buy partially developed land from Pine Creek parties for $1,600,000, and the agreement required $40,000 in supplemental earnest money by August 28, 2017. Before the deadline, Schanz, who relied on an investor for funds, asked Douglas Gritter for a three-day…
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