Legal Opinion

Brach v. Matteson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1921No. 13927PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Denis E. Sullivan, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

A bill for specific performance was filed by appellant, Brach, against appellee, Matteson, praying for the enforcement of a contract for the sale of certain real estate in Chicago. After a hearing before the chancellor the bill was dismissed for want of equity at appellant’s costs. An appeal was thereupon taken to this court.

It appears from the record that George W. Walker, a Chicago real estate broker, had had various dealings in recent years with the appellee; that James A. Savage was an employee in Walker’s real estate office and that James G. Upton had also been employed in' various real…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Anglo-American Provision Co. v. PrentissIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Dreiske v. Joseph N. Eisendrath Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Morris v. GoldthorpIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Seaberg v. American National Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  3. Consumers Co. v. ParkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923
  4. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. v. RussellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
  5. Avery v. Citizens Loan Trust Co., Admr.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1932

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