Legal Opinion

Grimes v. Adlesperger

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 29, 1978No. 14991PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills

Realtor multiple listing.

Contract to sell real estate.

Listing information erroneous.

Contract rescinded.

We affirm.

The Adlespergers listed their “Double B Barn” restaurant in Anchor, Illinois, with Ebach Realty which was a member of a multiple listing service. After John T. Grimes saw the business listed in a multiple listing service book at Hundman Realty, Gary Fite, a Hundman sales representative, showed him the restaurant. Later, Grimes went to Fite’s home and signed an offer to purchase the restaurant for *85,000. He based his offer on the figures in the real estate multiple-listing book which…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Warner-Lambert Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  2. American Buyers Club of Mt. Vernon v. HoneckerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  3. Handelman v. ArquillaIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  4. L. & C. MAYERS CO. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Warren v. LeMayAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  2. Zimmerman v. Northfield Real Estate, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  3. Totz v. Continental Du Page AcuraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  4. Munjal v. Baird & Warner, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  5. Beard v. GressAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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