Chicago & Calumet Rolling Mill Co. v. Scully
Appellate Court of Illinois
. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Kirk Hawes, Judge, presiding. The decree in this case finds that appellee holds the title to certain premises in trust for appellant; it also finds that appellee took such title under an agreement with appellant, the intent and meaning of which was that it should pay him the sums he paid in acquiring such title within a reasonable time, and that such reasonable time has long since elapsed.
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. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Kirk Hawes, Judge, presiding. The decree in this case finds that appellee holds the title to certain premises in trust for appellant; it also finds that appellee took such title under an agreement with appellant, the intent and meaning of which was that it should pay him the sums he paid in acquiring such title within a reasonable time, and that such reasonable time has long since elapsed. The court therefore ordered that appellant pay such sums so paid, with interest thereon; by March 2,1891, and that thereupon appellee convey the…
1Opinion of the Court
"Waterman, P. J.
In reference to the amount to be paid by -appellant, it is unnecessary to say more than that as that part of the decree depends entirely upon the view that is to he taken of the facts of the case, we see no reason for interfering with the conclusions of the chancellor in that regard.
As to the order that the sum fixed should he paid by March, 3891, and that in default thereof the title of appellee become absolute, that portion of the decree is based upon the evidence and the finding in substance that all the money for the conveyance under which appellee obtained title to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Union Mutual Life Insurance v. KirchoffIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Decker v. PattonIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Bremer v. Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Kirchoff v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Pitman v. ThorntonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1876