Dickson v. Keehn

John A. Dickson and William P. Dunlap filed their bill of complaint in the superior court of Cook county-seeking to dissolve an alleged agreement for a copartnership or joint venture entered into between the parties herein for the sale of adjacent properties located in the City of Chicago, and for an accounting alleged to be due thereunder. The chancellor dismissed the bill for want of equity, holding that the agreement was invalid on grounds of public policy because it violates the rule against perpetuities and in restraint of alienation. This appeal is prosecuted to reverse the decree…