Cousins v. Melvin F. Lanphar & Co.

In this appeal, which is from a decree in the trial court granting specific performance to plaintiffs, Mr. Justice SHARPE has written for reversal. I am unable to agree with that result.

Plaintiffs purchased the real property involved in this suit on a land contract in which the Highland Park State Bank was the vendor. The contract is lengthy, contains a great variety of provisions for the protection of the vendor and the body of it is printed in comparatively small type. It is a fair inference from the record that this contract was prepared by or at least furnished by the bank. Therefore any…