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SURETY DEVELOPMENT CORP. v. GREVAS

Gen. No. 11,725.

42 Ill. App.2d 268 (1963)

192 N.E.2d 145

Surety Development Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gus G. Grevas and Christine E. Grevas, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District, First Division.

August 7, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ancel, Stonesifer, Houpt & Riley, of Chicago (Louis Ancel and Francis X. Riley, of counsel), for appellant.

Robert A. Cox, of Glen Ellyn, for appellees.

SMITH, J.

When is a house a home? In our context a house is a home when it can be lived in. But when is that: When substantially completed or completely completed? We posit the question, because the answer is decisive.

Plaintiff sells prefabricated houses. Defendants selected one of their models, styled "Royal Countess, elevation 940." A contract was signed. The cost was $16,385; completion date September 27, 1961. Around 4:00 p.m. on that date defendants...

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