Brannen v. La Salle National Bank

Plaintiff, Laurence J. Brannen, appeals from an order of the superior court of Cook County striking the complaint and dismissing his suit against the La Salle National Bank for specific performance of a real-estate contract. A freehold is involved.

The complaint alleged that a written offer of $25,000 was made to the bank for a commercial building in La Grange, that such offer was accepted, but that the defendant refuses to execute a deed. The defendant bank answered as executor and trustee under the will of Krilcor Topjian, wherein it admitted the offer and acceptance, but denied its…