Heckard v. Sayre
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Peoria county. This was a bill in chancery brought by the purchaser of a tract of land against the vendor to compel a specific performance. The Circuit Court granted the prayer of the bill, and the defendant sued out a writ of error. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beckwith
This is a suit in equity to enforce the specific performance of a contract for the sale of a tract of land in Fulton county.
On the 18th day of September, 1857, the plaintiff in error bargained with the defendant in error, to sell him the land for .the sum of $900. One' hundred and five TVo dollars were then paid, and two notes were given for the residue; one for $494 T<nr payable on or before Oct. 25, 1857, and the other for $300, payable on or before Sept. 1, 1858.
The contract between the parties provided, that the above notes should be paid at maturity; that the time stipulated for their…
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