Legal Opinion

Hamilton Bancshares, Inc. v. Leroy

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 29, 1985No. 4-84-0578PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCULLOUGH

Plaintiff brought this action for specific performance of two stock purchase options. Under each agreement the option period was 80 days. Within the option periods and prior to their exercise by plaintiff, defendants gave notice of withdrawal of the options. Thereafter, plaintiff sought to exercise the options, and subsequently commenced this action. Defendants maintained they had the right to withdraw the option offers before exercise, and plaintiff maintained they had no such right. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, concluding that the consideration was…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Steinberg v. Chicago Medical SchoolIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Bonde v. WeberIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Lipkin v. KorenIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
  4. Threlkeld v. InglettIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Clifford-Jacobs Forging Co. v. Capital Engineering & Mfg. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Village of South Elgin v. Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  2. F.H. Prince & Co. v. Towers Financial Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  3. De Fontaine v. PassalinoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  4. Casa Orlando Apartments, Ltd. v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. Davies v. Martel Laboratory Services, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1989

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