Hoyt v. Tuxbury
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was a bill for specific performance, filed by William H. Hoyt against George W. Tuxbury, George W. Gerrish and George M. Gibson. The opinion of the court states the necessary facts.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
This appeal is prosecuted for the purpose of reversing a decree dismissing a bill for the specific performance of the following contract:
“ Beal Estate Office of B. Fowler & Co., Ho. 13 Exchange Place,
Chicago, February 17, 1869.
Beceived of Wm. H. Hoyt $1000, to be applied as part payment towards the purchase of the following described real estate, viz: the south half of the south-east quarter of section 15 of town 38, range 14, it being in the south half of Hugh Maher’s sub-division, excepting block 29 and east half of block 28, (which was previously sold, it being 72] acres,) hereby bargained…
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