Legal Opinion
Stonecipher v. Pillatsch
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 17, 1975No. 74-100PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD
delivered the opinion of
the court:
The plaintiffs filed a small claim action seeking repayment of a $1,000 earnest money deposit paid under a written contract to purchase real estate from the defendants. Judgment was entered in a bench trial in the plaintiffs’ favor, and the defendants appeal.
The disputed issue is whether the sellers were guilty of an anticipatory breach of the contract, thereby entitling the purchasers to rescind the written agreement and to regain the earnest money deposit.
Defendants concede that acts and conduct which leave no question that a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. RichardsIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Tony Palmiero and Ruby Palmiero, Husband and Wife v. Spada Distributing Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Sampson v. MarraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1951
- Siemans v. ThompsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Decatur Cemetery Land Co. v. BumgarnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
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