Dailey v. Meredith

It is necessary, in order to arrive at the issues now before this Court, to give a resume of prior proceedings in this cause.

On January 16, 1954, Mollie Meredith, defendant, and "William F. Meredith, her husband, who is now deceased, entered into a contract for deed for the conveyance of real estate with Grlenwood Dailey and Julia Dailey. Subsequent to the signing of the contract for deed, the plaintiffs herein brought a suit in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois for specific performance. Thereafter, the Circuit Court entered a Decree denying specific performance because the…