Crawley v. Hathaway

In April 1996, plaintiff, Douglas W Crawley, sued defendant, Mark Hathaway, for specific performance of a written contract involving the sale of real property from Hathaway to Crawley. In January 1999, after the parties had engaged in discovery, Hathaway filed a motion for summary judgment, alleging section 2 of the Frauds Act (740 ILCS 80/2 (West 1998)), often referred to as the “Statute of Frauds,” as a defense. In February 1999, Crawley moved to strike Hathaway’s motion as untimely. The trial court denied that motion and ultimately granted Hathaway’s motion for summary judgment. Crawley…