Thayer v. Wilmington Star Mining Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Grundy county; the Hon. Josiah McRoberts, Judge, presiding. The original bill filed in this case by the Wilmington Star Mining Company of Coal City, a corporation, seeks to compel the specific performance of a contract in relation to the sale of certain real estate therein described, situate in Grundy county, in this State.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Grundy county; the Hon. Josiah McRoberts, Judge, presiding. The original bill filed in this case by the Wilmington Star Mining Company of Coal City, a corporation, seeks to compel the specific performance of a contract in relation to the sale of certain real estate therein described, situate in Grundy county, in this State. The contract is in writing, and was executed by H. Leroy Thayer and Charles H. Goold, as parties of the first part, and one Ira F. Benson, as party of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
It is first urged, that the corporation is not the proper party to bring this suit. The record discloses that by decree of the Will county circuit court, of date March 15, 1878, the Hon. Josiah MeBoberfcs, judge, presiding, Buchanan was appointed receiver. The present suit was in the Grundy county circuit court, and heard before the Hon. Josiah McBoberts. Appellant filed his cross-bill, making the receiver a party thereto, and the cause proceeded to a hearing upon the original and cross-bills. Under such condition of the record, the receiver being thus brought into the cause, we do not think…
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