Gravelot v. Skender

The defendant, Joseph Skender, appeals from a decree of the superior court of Cook County which ordered him to perform his contract to sell real estate to the plaintiff, Jules Gravelot. A freehold is involved.

The contract was executed on April 23, 1946. Defendant agreed to- sell, and plaintiff agreed to buy for $44,000, a three-story brick building containing 11 stores and 40 apartments located at the intersection of Archer Avenue and 33rd Street, in Chicago. The contract provided that defendant was to convey the property to plaintiff or his nominee by warranty deed, subject only to existing…