Legal Opinion

Bear v. Fletcher

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 21, 1911PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. W. G. Cochran, Judge, presiding.

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Moultrie county granting the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate, on a bill filed by the vendor against the vendee. The errors relied on for a reversal are, that appellee’s title was not merchantable; that the contract was procured through fraud and misrepresentation as to the value of the land; that the decree is impossible of performance, and that the suit was brought prematurely.

On December 15, 1908, the following contract was entered into between the parties to this suit:

“Articles of agreement made and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Attebery v. BlairIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Morgan v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1849
  3. Pond v. EnnisIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Corbus v. TeedIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  5. Zempel v. HughesIllinois Supreme Court · 1908

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Yonan v. Oak Park Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  2. R. E. L. McCaskill Co. v. DekleSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
  3. Bissett v. GoochAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. Hanson v. DuffyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  5. Wolf v. LawrenceIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

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