BRANNEN v. LA SALLE NAT. BANK

No. 35336.

18 Ill.2d 116 (1959)

163 N.E.2d 476

LAURENCE J. BRANNEN, Appellant, v. LA SALLE NATIONAL BANK, Exr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 18, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NATHAN SHEFNER, of Chicago, for appellant.

DAVID A. CANEL, LEONARD A. CANEL, and JOHN F. MEISSNER, JR., all of Chicago, (JAY A. CANEL, of counsel,) for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Laurence J. Brannen, appeals from an order of the superior court of Cook County striking the complaint and dismissing his suit against the La Salle National Bank for specific performance of a real-estate contract. A freehold is involved.

The complaint alleged that a written offer of $25,000 was made to the bank for a commercial building in La Grange, that...

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