Hilyard v. Krisolofsky

Defendant in error, J. Iva Hilyard, entered into a written contract with plaintiffs in error, Benjamin Krisolofsky and Anna Krisolofsky, his wife, for the purchase of certain real estate in Chicago for $26,000. Five hundred dollars was paid to bind the contract, and it was agreed that the contract and money should be held by B.B. Redfield, a real estate broker, for the mutual benefit of the parties concerned until the deal was closed. It was claimed by defendant in error that a survey of the property showed that the building on the premises encroached upon the adjacent street and sidewalk.…