Pannett v. Schnitz

This is an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Edwards County denying relief to plaintiff-appellant, Clarence L. Pannett, under the Illinois forcible entry and detainer statute (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 57, par. 1 et seq.).

In January 1973, plaintiff, Clarence L. Pannett, and his partner, Dennis Gibson, entered into an installment contract with the defendants, Ernest and Lucille Schnitz, for the purchase of the “Stop-N-Shop” grocery and restaurant in West Salem, Illinois. Under the contract, the partners were to make 162 equal payments of *1,000 and a final payment of a slightly lesser…