Pillsbury v. Reidy

Appellant seeks review of a decree of the superior court of Cook county dismissing her bill for specific performance, wherein it is alleged that John Early, now deceased, agreed, by parol, that certain real estate described in the bill was to be the property of appellant at his death. Early died on January 22, 1920, leaving a brother and five sisters as his only heirs-at-law. Appellant was not related to him. At the time of his death Early owned considerable real estate, including the property in dispute here, which is referred to by appellant as the Early farm. By his will he devised all his…