Anderson v. Bills

Appellee, Martin Theodore Anderson, filed his bill in the circuit court of Henry county against appellants, C.M. Bills and F.A. Snodgrass, for the specific performance of a written contract for the sale of real estate. The cause was referred to a master to take the evidence and report his conclusions. The master recommended a decree as prayed, exceptions to his report were overruled, a decree was entered in favor of appellee, and an appeal has been prosecuted to this court.

Appellants were real estate agents at Geneseo, Illinois. They were selling farm land in Henry county but were not…