Kukulski v. Bolda

In a proceeding for specific performance of a real-estate contract to compel defendant Frank Bolda to convey certain real property to the plaintiffs, Frank and Nellie Kukulski, the superior court of Cook County decreed that the complaint be dismissed for want of equity, and plaintiffs have appealed therefrom directly to this court on the ground that a freehold is involved.

The issue herein is whether the evidence establishes that at the time of the execution of the contract the defendant, Frank Bolda, was intoxicated or otherwise mentally ill so that he did not comprehend the nature of the…