McFarlane v. Williams
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Geo. Gardner, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Geo. Gardner, Judge, presiding. William H. Williams filed his hill in equity, in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of Cook county, against Hugh McFarlane, on the 29th day of July, 1881, wherein it was, in substance, alleged, that about the loth of May, 1880, the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, was the owner of lots 1 to 5, and lots 10 to IT, inclusive, in Dobbins’ subdivision of block 55, of school section addition to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholeield
The objections relied upon by counsel for appellant for a reversal of the judgment below, will be noticed, so far as deemed important, in the order in which they are urged in their printed argument.
First—It is contended' the alleged contract for a lease is indefinite and uncertain. This is the language of the contract :
“It is hereby stipulated and agreed, that in case I purchase lots 1 to 5, and lots 10 to 17, in Dobbins’ subdivision of block 55, of the school section addition to Chicago, that I will lease to W. H. Williams said lots 1 to 5, both inclusive, and said lots 10 to 14, both…
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