Perry v. Estate of Carpenter

FIFTH DIVISION November 13, 2009 No. 1-09-0312 DAMON D. PERRY, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County. ) v. ) 07 P 2612) THE ESTATE OF IRENE CARPENTER ) The Honorable A Disabled Person ) Mary Ellen Coghlan, ) Judge Presiding. Defendant-Appellee. ) PRESIDING JUSTICE TOOMIN delivered the opinion of the court: In this appeal, we consider whether a contract for the sale of a disabled person’s home was properly set aside by the circuit court based upon equitable considerations. In the proceedings below, Damon D. Perry’s contract to purchase a house from the…