York v. Scott

This was a suit in chancery in the Circuit Court of Crawford county. There is set out in the bill an option contract for the leasing of certain oil lands in Crawford county, Illinois, as follows:

“Robinson, III., June 16, 1906.

“For the consideration of twenty dollars ($20) in hand paid and an after consideration of $19,180, nineteen thousand one hundred and eighty dollars, to he paid as soon as lease is accepted, we, Elder York and Margaret E. York, have this day bargained and agreed to lease our land to Lyman C. Scott or his assigns, said land being the north quarter (%.) section eleven,…