Curtis Casket Co. v. D.A. Brown & Co.

Plaintiff, Curtis Casket Company (Curtis), owner and proposed seller of certain real estate, filed a complaint against defendant, D.A. Brown & Company (Brown), putative buyer, for specific performance of their real estate contract. Brown moved to dismiss the complaint, purportedly pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2 — 615 (now 735 ILCS 5/2— 615 (West 1992)) (section 2 — 615)), alleging insufficiency in law. The circuit court granted the motion. On appeal, we affirmed in a Supreme Court Rule 23 order (134 Ill. 2d R. 23), but…