Lannon v. Lamps

Plaintiff R. J. Lannon, Jr., appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of La Salle County denying him specific performance of an option to lease real estate from defendants. The option to lease had been executed by August and Edward Toedter in favor of Don Wilmot and R. J. Lannon, Jr. Lannon had exercised the option in 1970, after the death of both Toedter brothers. Later, Wilmot assigned his rights under the option to Lannon. The defendants, as heirs of the brothers and successors in interest in the real estate, refused to lease the land covered by the option to Lannon, on the basis of…