Elder v. Chapman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, to recover a partial payment on a purchase of land. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Shepard
delivered the following opinion :
As said in appellant’s brief: “ The simple question involved in this record is whether or not the contract between the plaintiff and the defendant was void as a gambling contract, by virtue of the provisions for the distribution of the lots contained in the proposed syndicate agreement annexed thereto and made á part thereof.”
The contract referred to recites the receipt by appellee from appellant of $3,000, as part payment toward the purchase of blocks 5 and 6 of a certain subdivision of land (containing ninety-six lots), bargained…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dunn v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
- Thomas v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
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