Leisure v. Smith

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison County. The case involves a contract for the conveyance of a fee simple in Granite City by warranty deed. Plaintiff, Ollie Leisure, wanted a tavern known as the “Town Tavern” which was owned by Robert and Birdie Smith. There is some confusion about the facts. Apparently Mrs. Leisure and one Larry Butts contracted to purchase the tavern and Butts was to run the tavern, but this contract is not part of the record. Leisure and Butts took over the tavern and ran it for one week during which time it was robbed of all the stock and the fixtures…