Booth v. Edwards

The superior court of Cook county by decree dismissed for want of equity a bill in chancery brought by appellants against appellees to compel the specific performance of a contract, by which appellees, upon certain conditions, agreed to convey to appellants certain real estate and which contract appellees had refused to carry out. This appeal has been perfected from that decree.

The purchase price of the real estate in question, which was encumbered by two mortgages, tax and other liens, was $4730, and it was agreed that as a part thereof appellants should remove these encumbrances. Both…