Cotter v. Parrish

Paul and Viola Parrish, defendants, appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Jackson County rescinding a contract for deed in favor of plaintiffs, John D. Cotter and Steven L. Bainbridge. Plaintiffs cross-appeal the trial court’s failure to order full restitution. We affirm both appeals.

Paul Parrish, a building contractor, designed and built an underground house in Carbondale, Illinois. The house was completed in late 1977 or early 1978 whereupon the Parrish family moved in and resided in the dwelling until December 1981. The house, which was completely surrounded by earth on all four…