Rankin v. Hojka

This appeal is from a judgment in the amount of *35,705.68 in favor of plaintiff, Robert S. Rankin, on a complaint for the breach of an oral agreement to form a joint venture to develop a parcel of real estate. The breach was occasioned by defendant’s failure to convey the property into a land trust in which plaintiff would own one-half the beneficial interest.

The defendant presents two issues for our determination, contending that the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence and that the damages were calculated incorrectly.

The testimony at trial discloses that plaintiff and…