Sloan v. Petrie
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action of ejectment, the plaintiff claiming to be possessed as of his own demesne in fee simple, of a certain tract of land, known as the mill lot of Hubbard’s addition to the village of Algonquin, according to the plat of said addition, as recorded in the recorder’s office in McHenry county. The declaration is in the usual form. Plea, not guilty.
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This was an action of ejectment, the plaintiff claiming to be possessed as of his own demesne in fee simple, of a certain tract of land, known as the mill lot of Hubbard’s addition to the village of Algonquin, according to the plat of said addition, as recorded in the recorder’s office in McHenry county. The declaration is in the usual form. Plea, not guilty. On the 4th day of December, 1852, the cause was submitted to the court for trial, the defendant was found guilty, and that the plaintiff has a fee simple estate in the premises described in the declaration. On the 4th day of March, 1853,…
1Opinion of the Court
Catón, J.
The defense set up to this action of ejectment is a contract for the purchase of the premises by the defendant, from the assignor of the plaintiff below, under which it is claimed that Petrie took possession of the premises, and now rightfully holds them. The principal question in the case is, whether the purchaser performed, on his part, so as to entitle him to the benefits of the contract and "to retain possession under it, or whether he has forfeited the benefits of the contract by his non-performance. The principal evidence on this point is found in the testimony of Eollansbee.
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