Basden v. Finck

PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Frank Basden and Louise Basden, brought an action for specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate and for punitive damages against defendants, Fred Finck and Clarice Finck, in the circuit court of Madison County. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss, and the trial court granted the motion, finding that the contract was not capable of being specifically performed. Plaintiffs filed a post-trial motion under section 68.3 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 68.3) requesting that the…