Lane v. Crossman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill for Specific Performance.—Appeal' from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. William G. Ewing, Judge, presiding. Submitted at the March term, 1895, of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gary
The bill filed by the appellant alleges that May 11, 1894, he and the appellee made a contract—left in escrow with the northern Trust Company—by which appellee agreed to pay appellant $74,800, and convey to him 140,000 acres of land in Utah and Idaho, subject to an incumbrance of $80,000, and appellant agreed to convey to appellee some Cook county land, subject to an incumbrance of $66,000. Then the bill alleges that when the contract was made the appellee did not own the 140,000 acres, and was not able to convey them to the appellant, and in the original bill it is further alleged that since…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jones v. KennicottIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Doan, King & Co. v. MauzeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
- Crouch v. First National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893