Handelman v. Arquilla

The plaintiffs, Charles and Ida Handelman, brought this suit against defendant George Arquilla in the superior court of Cook County for specific performance of a contract whereby defendant undertook to purchase from plaintiffs an unimproved tract of real estate. Defendant filed an answer setting forth two defenses, namely, (1) that plaintiffs made default in performance of the contract, whereupon defendant elected to declare it void; and (2) that plaintiffs’ agent made certain misrepresentations as to the nature of the land, upon which defendant relied in signing the contract. The cause was…