Vincent v. McElvain

Mr. Chiee Justice Thompson

delivered the opinion of

the court:

On August 28, 1920, appellee, Mary Ridgely Vincent, agreed to sell, and appellant, James W. McElvain, agreed to buy, “her lands in sections 16 and 17, Auburn township, Sangamon county, Illinois, commonly called the Barr farm.” The agreed price was $100,000, to be paid $5000 September 25, 1920, $45,000 March 1, 1921, and the remaining $50,000 by two notes. Appellee agreed to furnish an abstract showing “good title in her” and to pay the taxes for the year 1920. Possession of the farm was to be given March 1, 1921. The $5000 payment…