Baker v. Baker

The appellant, J. H. Baker, contracted with the appellee, B. F. Baker, on March i, 1918, to purchase a farm in McLean county for the sum of $31,200,—$300 per acre. Appellee agreed to furnish appellant an abstract of title showing a good merchantable title in appellee. Appellant having declined to accept the showing of appellee as true that he had such a title, appellee filed his bill for specific performance against appellant in the circuit court of said county April 30, 1918. The sole question in the court below was whether the abstract as furnished, or the bill of complaint, showed a good…