Stephen v. Huckaba

PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves an executor’s contract to sell real estate. More than five years after the contract was signed, after the main residence on the premises had been destroyed by fire and after the executor had been removed from office, the buyer brought an action for specific performance. The trial court ordered specific performance, giving the buyer credit for the insurance proceeds with the result that the buyer would pay $4,591.55 for 34.5 acres of land plus a second residence. The buyer was also awarded attorney fees under the…