Day v. Fort Scott Investment & Improvement Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on writ'of error to the Circuit Court of Ford county; the Hon. Alfred Sample, Judge, presiding.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on writ'of error to the Circuit Court of Ford county; the Hon. Alfred Sample, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in equity, brought by the Fort Scott Investment and Improvement Company, against Samuel L. Day, George Wright, Solomon Mercer and James Mercer, to enforce the specific performance of a contract, as follows: “This agreement, made this 28th day of April, A. D. 1887, between the Fort Scott Investment and Improvement Company of Fort Scott, Kansas, party of the first part, and Samuel L. Day, George Wright,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
In the spring of 1887 there was what is termed a “boom” in real estate at Fort Scott, Kansas. Several wells had been sunk which produced natural gas, and the gas was in use, to some extent, for heating purposes, and it seemed to be the prevailing opinion that gas would be obtained in quantity sufficient to supply all demands for manufacturing purposes. Lands were being laid off in town lots, purchasers were coming in, and everything seemed to indicate that the town was on the eve of a rapid growth. Such was the condition of things when the defendants visited Fort Scott with the view of…
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