Olson v. Forsberg

Appellees, Sven A. Olson and Alma Olson, his wife, filed their bill in the superior court of Cook county against appellant, Charlotte Mary Forsberg, for the specific performance of a written contract for the sale of real estate. The master to whom the case was referred to take the evidence and report his conclusions recommended a decree as prayed. A decree was entered as recommended, and an appeal has been prosecuted to this court.

The evidence shows that appellant, a widow, seventy-nine years old, was the owner of a building in Chicago containing an upper and a lower apartment. She had lived…