Bruss v. Klein

Plaintiff, William H. Bruss, appeals from a judgment entered in favor of defendants, Howard J. Klein, Jr., and Alice W. Klein, following a nonjury trial. Plaintiff was seeking specific performance of an option contract which gave him an option to purchase a parcel of real estate located in Wheaton, Illinois, and a declaratory judgment stating that he had the right to proceed under the agreement. The sole issue raised by plaintiff on appeal is whether the trial court’s finding in favor of defendants was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.

Plaintiff filed his complaint on April 21,…