Wright v. Craig
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Champaign County; the Hon. Solon Philbrick, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gest
This suit is brought by appellant Wright to recover damages for alleged breach of contract for the sale by appellant to appellee of a quarter section of land.
The contract bears date November 20,1902. The declaration, which consists of two counts, sets out the contract in haec verba in each count, by which it appears that Wright agreed to convey to Craig “ in fee simple, clear of all encumbrances whatever, by a good and sufficient warranty deed,” the quarter section, for the sum of $16,000, $5 cash in hand, $995 “ as soon as abstract to said land is furnished by said Wright and title to same…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cover v. ArmstrongIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
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- Church v. AdlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1953