Georgacopulos v. Hruby

Spiros Georgacopulos, appellant, filed his bill in the superior court of Cook county against Bessie M. Hruby, appellee, for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate. Appellee filed an answer denying that the contract was signed by her or by anyone lawfully authorized so to do by her. She later amended her answer, alleging that the contract set out in the bill was negotiated and signed by George Akouris, who purported to act as her agent, but that he was acting as a real estate broker without a license, as required by law, and that all acts of the agent relative to…