Devine v. Notter

¶ 1. Herman J. and Marie T. Notter appeal the circuit court's judgment of specific performance in favor of Patrick B. Devine. The Notters accepted Devine's offer to purchase their property, but then notified Devine ten days before closing that they would not complete the sale. They contend here, as they did in the circuit court, that the "attorney's approval" document that the parties signed rendered the entire contract between them illusory and unenforceable. An illusory promise consists of "words in promissory form that promise nothing." 2 Joseph M. Perillo & Helen Hadjiyan-nakis Bender,…