Hills v. McMunn
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oscar E. Heard, Judge, presiding. This suit was begun by Fred Hills in the circuit court of Cook county by a bill in- chancery to enforce the specific performance of a contract. The bill was answered by the defendants, and one of them, Albert H. Weber, filed a cross-bill. After issue joined, the cause was heard in open court.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oscar E. Heard, Judge, presiding. This suit was begun by Fred Hills in the circuit court of Cook county by a bill in- chancery to enforce the specific performance of a contract. The bill was answered by the defendants, and one of them, Albert H. Weber, filed a cross-bill. After issue joined, the cause was heard in open court. At the conclusion of the evidence for complainants in the original and cross-bills the court entered a decree dismissing the bill…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
The real issue of fact made by the pleadings is whether the written agreement dated August 18, 1904, was after-wards modified by a parol agreement between McMunn and Hills, acting for himself and Weber. Appellant’s contention is, that on account of the objections of McMunn, and others associated with him in business, to the name of the Arizona corporation, and also on account of their objections to operating under a corporation organized under the laws of that territory, it was agreed to substitute a new corporation organized under the laws of Illinois, and that otherwise the contract should…
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