Spinner v. Stacy

Plaintiff purchaser brought suit to enforce an earnest money agreement for the sale of a single family home and a triplex on two contiguous lots in the city of Springfield. The Circuit Court granted specific performance to the plaintiff. Defendants-sellers appeal, alleging that the plaintiff failed to prove the existence of a valid, legally enforceable contract. We affirm.

Defendants, husband and wife, listed the subject property for sale through a real estate company in July, 1978. Plaintiff, through his realtor, submitted an offer to purchase the property. After a series of counteroffers and…