Forman v. Benson

Defendant, Art Benson, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Lee County granting plaintiff Eric Forman specific performance of an installment contract to purchase commercial real estate owned by defendant. The following issues are raised on appeal: (1) Whether the trial court erred in applying a standard of reasonableness to the defendant’s approval of plaintiff’s credit report; (2) whether the trial court’s finding that defendant accepted the offer to purchase was against the manifest weight of the evidence, and (3) whether specific performance was properly granted.

On March 23, 1981,…