Legal Opinion
Scholwin v. Johnson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 4, 1986No. 85-0425PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schnake
On August 1, 1977, plaintiffs, William and Betty Scholwin, along with defendants, Donald and Carolyn Baranowski, entered into an installment contract to purchase certain real estate from the McHenry State Bank, as trustee under trust No. 716. Defendants Karin and Kenneth Johnson are beneficiaries of that trust. The contract included a forfeiture clause which gave the seller the right to declare a forfeiture if the purchasers failed to make two consecutive payments.
The Scholwins and the Baranowskis entered into a separate agreement which defined their rights and obligations inter se with…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Clore v. FredmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- Madigan v. BuehrAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- FIRST NAT'L BK. OF BARRINGTON v. OldenburgAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Forest Preserve Real Estate Improvement Corp. v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Havoco of America, Ltd., a Delaware Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Sumitomo Corporation of America, and Elmer C. Hill, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Certified Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Wight & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Douglas Theater Corp. v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- State National Bank v. Academia, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1991
- Delcon Group, Inc. v. Northern Trust Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1989
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.