Brelie v. Klafter

Plaintiff in error, Henry Brelie, began an action of assumpsit in the superior court of Cook county against defendants in error, David S. and Amanda E. Klafter, to recover $22,858.91, being the earnest money advanced by plaintiff in error under a contract for the purchase of 650.5 acres of Florida land at $325 per acre, plaintiff in error claiming that the title to the land was so defective that the sale could not be completed. At the close of all the evidence the trial court directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff in error for the amount claimed. An appeal was prosecuted to the Appellate…