Braithwaite v. Henneberry
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill for specific performance. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1905.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the court.
The main purpose of the bill is to obtain specific performance by appellee of his undertaking to erect a six-story building on the demised premises, as provided in the lease; in other words, to perform his part of the contract actually made by the parties, and, as incidental to this relief, to correct the mistake in the lease, so that the writing will express the contract actually made. The questions presented are, whether the demurrer should have been overruled, and, if so, whether the court erred in not granting any relief except…
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