Lane v. Lesser
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Egbeet Jamieson, Judge, presiding. On the 16th day of April, 1889, the following contract was executed by Alexander S. Lieb and James R. Lane, and concurred in as to block 18 therein described by Abram Lesser, to-wit: “Chicago, April 16, 1889. “The following described real estate, to-wit, blocks 17, 18 and 19, of Jones’ subdivision of the south-west quarter of section 29, township 38, range 14, east, (south-east comer…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Egbeet Jamieson, Judge, presiding. On the 16th day of April, 1889, the following contract was executed by Alexander S. Lieb and James R. Lane, and concurred in as to block 18 therein described by Abram Lesser, to-wit: “Chicago, April 16, 1889. “The following described real estate, to-wit, blocks 17, 18 and 19, of Jones’ subdivision of the south-west quarter of section 29, township 38, range 14, east, (south-east comer of Ashland avenue and Seventy-fifth street,) comprising twenty acres, is this day bargained and sold to James R. Lane, of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
Most of the questions presented by this appeal are questions of fact, in respect to which there is a wide discrepancy between the testimony of the various witnesses. The evidence was taken orally in open court, thus affording the chancellor before whom the cause was heard the means of forming a correct judgment as to the credibility of the respective witnesses, and the weight to be given to their testimony, which an appellate court attempting to review the evidence with only such light as is afforded by the written record can not have. The ease therefore is one calling for an application of…
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