Wicker v. Ray
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—■ heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry M. Shepard, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mulkey
The appellee, Benjamin F. Bay, on the 17th day of 'April, 1886, being in possession and claiming to be the owner of the land in controversy, bargained and sold the same to appellants, Charles G. Wicker and Charles H. Smyth, for $12,800, to be paid in installments. The title, upon examination, not being satisfactory to the purchasers, they declined to perform the agreement. The appellee thereupon filed, in the Superior Court of Cook county, the present bill, to compel a specific performance of the contract. Upon the hearing, the court entered a decree in conformity with the prayer of the bill,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baker v. ScottIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
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