Hughes v. Lockington
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. J. W. Mack, Judge, presiding. Oh July 16, 1901, the appellee, John Lockington, began an action of trespass on the case against the appellant, Leslie C. Hughes, in the circuit court of Cook county, for fraud and deceit in the sale of a certain piece of real estate.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. J. W. Mack, Judge, presiding. Oh July 16, 1901, the appellee, John Lockington, began an action of trespass on the case against the appellant, Leslie C. Hughes, in the circuit court of Cook county, for fraud and deceit in the sale of a certain piece of real estate. The facts upon which the action was founded were substantially as follows: John Lockington had known Hughes three or four years prior to September, 1900, having done work for him. Hughes was a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
The evidence clearly shows that the conduct of Hughes was fraudulent and wholly defenseless.
Complaint is made of the refusal of the court to give the fifth instruction offered by appellant, which was to the effect that before a party can recover for false representations it must appear from the evidence that the alleged false representations were made regarding something which had already transpired or was then alleged to exist, and that no statement of one’s opinion as to what will or will not happen or exist in the future can affect a contract or render it void. It is insisted that…
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