Calef v. Thomas
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Piatt county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
Phoebe Thomas rented land to Morgan S. Thomas, which he cultivated in corn in the summer of 1872, his term expiring March 1st, 1873. In August, 1872, he entered into a contract whereby he sold his part of the crop (two-thirds) to Rufus Calef, to be delivered in the shock on the ground. Delay occurred, probably through the fault of Calef, in estimating the quantity of corn, so that the transaction was not finally closed between Calef and Morgan S. Thomas until in March, 1873. Phoebe Thomas rented the land on which the corn was, to John Thomas, for the year 1873, his term commencing March 1st,…
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