Ditto v. Harding
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county; the Hon. George W. Pleasants, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was a bill in equity, exhibited in the circuit court of Mercer county on the first day of May, 1858, by George F. Harding against Samuel Ditto, to compel the specific performance of a contract for the sale of a certain tract of land in Mercer county.
At the August term, 1873, the cause was heard, and a decree entered requiring the defendant to the bill to convey the land to the complainant within thirty days. To reverse this decree the defendant brings the record here by appeal.
The contract upon which complainant relied in his bill was as follows:
“ It is agreed between Samuel Ditto and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Taylor v. MerrillIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Murphy v. LockwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
- Clark v. LyonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- Glover v. FisherIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
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